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Ruthless KnaveHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Foundations Jumpstart· November 15, 2024
Carte Magic Ruthless Knave

Ruthless Knave 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

{2}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.") Sacrifice three Treasures: Draw a card.

How it works : Ruthless Knave

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    You can sacrifice Ruthless Knave to pay the cost for its first ability.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    The Treasures you sacrifice to activate Ruthless Knave's last ability can't also be sacrificed for mana.

    Card named in this ruling

    TreasureTreasure
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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Chatterfang, Squirrel General
+Ruthless Knave
+Ashnod's Altar
#1

Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Ruthless Knave + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing a creature, creating two Treasure tokens and two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  2. 2Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Squirrel, adding {C}{C}.
  4. 4Repeat.
  5. 5Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may use them to activate Ruthless Knave's second ability.
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
+Ruthless Knave
+Parallel Lives
#2

Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Ruthless Knave + Parallel Lives

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing a creature, creating four Treasure tokens and four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  2. 2Activate three Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}{B}.
  3. 3Repeat.
  4. 4Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may use them to activate Ruthless Knave's second ability.
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
+Ruthless Knave
+Doubling Season
#3

Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Ruthless Knave + Doubling Season

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing a creature, creating four Treasure tokens and four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  2. 2Activate three Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}{B}.
  3. 3Repeat.
  4. 4Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may use them to activate Ruthless Knave's second ability.
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
+Ruthless Knave
+Earthcraft
#4

Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Ruthless Knave + Earthcraft

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Activate Earthcraft by tapping a creature, untapping a basic land you control.
  2. 2Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  3. 3Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing a creature, creating two Treasure tokens and two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. 4Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. 5Activate Earthcraft by tapping a creature, untapping a basic land you control.
  6. 6Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  7. 7Repeat.
  8. 8Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may use them to activate Ruthless Knave's second ability.
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
+Ruthless Knave
+Primal Vigor
#5

Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Ruthless Knave + Primal Vigor

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing a creature, creating four Treasure tokens and four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  2. 2Activate three Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}{B}.
  3. 3Repeat.
  4. 4Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may use them to activate Ruthless Knave's second ability.
Ashnod the Uncaring
+Apprentice Necromancer
+Ruthless Knave
#6

Ashnod the Uncaring + Apprentice Necromancer + Ruthless Knave

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing it.
  2. 2Ashnod the Uncaring triggers, copying Ruthless Knave's ability.
  3. 3Resolve both Ruthless Knave abilities, creating four Treasure artifact tokens.
  4. 4Activate the four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {2}{B}{B}.
  5. 5Activate Apprentice Necromancer by paying {B}, tapping and sacrificing it, targeting Ruthless Knave.
  6. 6Ashnod the Uncaring triggers, copying Apprentice Necromancer's ability, targeting Apprentice Necromancer.
  7. 7Resolve both Apprentice Necromancer abilities, returning Apprentice Necromancer and Ruthless Knave from your graveyard to the battlefield, and giving them haste until end of turn.
  8. 8Repeat.
Ruthless Knave
+Gravecrawler
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Pawn of Ulamog
#7

Ruthless Knave + Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Pawn of Ulamog

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
  1. 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  2. 2Gravecrawler dies, triggering Pitiless Plunderer and Pawn of Ulamog.
  3. 3Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  4. 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  5. 5Resolve the Ruthless Knave ability from step 1, creating two Treasure tokens.
  6. 6Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  7. 7The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Pitiless Plunderer, creating a Treasure token.
  8. 8Activate three Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{B}{B}.
Ruthless Knave
+Gravecrawler
+Pawn of Ulamog
+Sifter of Skulls
#8

Ruthless Knave + Gravecrawler + Pawn of Ulamog + Sifter of Skulls

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Ruthless Knave's first ability by paying {2}{B} and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  2. 2Gravecrawler dies, triggering Pawn of Ulamog and Sifter of Skulls.
  3. 3Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  4. 4Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token.
  5. 5Resolve the Ruthless Knave ability from step 1, creating two Treasure tokens.
  6. 6Activate the Eldrazi Scion and Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing them, adding {C}{C}.
  7. 7Activate the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  8. 8Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.

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Legal formats

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