Recurring Nightmare is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Sacrifice a creature, Return this enchantment to its owner's hand: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
How it works : Recurring Nightmare
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Dockside Extortionist + Recurring Nightmare + Mayhem Devil
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Dockside Extortionist by paying
. - 2Dockside Extortionist enters the battlefield, creating at least six Treasure tokens.
- 3Activate Recurring Nightmare by sacrificing Dockside Extortionist and returning itself to hand, return Mayhem Devil to the battlefield.
- 4Activate five Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing those, adding
. - 5Mayhem Devil triggers six times each.
- 6Resolve the first Mayhem Devil trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 7Repeat step 6 for each remaining Mayhem Devil trigger.
- 8Cast Recurring Nightmare by paying
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#2
Recurring Nightmare + Phyrexian Altar + Hornet Queen
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Recurring Nightmare by sacrificing a creature and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, returning Hornet Queen from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 2When Hornet Queen enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing Hornet Queen and two Insects, adding .
- 4Cast Recurring Nightmare by paying .
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Recurring Nightmare + Phyrexian Altar + Deep Forest Hermit
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Recurring Nightmare by sacrificing a creature and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, returning Deep Forest Hermit from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 2When Deep Forest Hermit enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing Deep Forest Hermit and two Squirrels, adding .
- 4Cast Recurring Nightmare by paying .
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Recurring Nightmare + Phyrexian Altar + Deranged Hermit
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Recurring Nightmare by sacrificing a creature and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, returning Deranged Hermit from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 2When Deranged Hermit enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing Deranged Hermit and two Squirrels, adding .
- 4Cast Recurring Nightmare by paying .
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Recurring Nightmare + Phyrexian Altar + Myr Battlesphere
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Activate Recurring Nightmare by sacrificing a creature and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, returning Myr Battlesphere from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 2When Myr Battlesphere enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating four 1/1 Myr artifact creature tokens.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing Myr Battlesphere and two Myrs, adding .
- 4Cast Recurring Nightmare by paying .
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintageoathbreakerduelpremoderntlr
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