Sandsteppe Mastodon 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.
Official card text
Reach When this creature enters, bolster 5. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put five +1/+1 counters on it.)
How it works : Sandsteppe Mastodon
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Bolster itself doesn’t target any creature, though some spells and abilities that bolster may have other effects that target creatures. For example, you could put counters on a creature with protection from white with Abzan Skycaptain’s bolster ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You determine which creature to put counters on as the spell or ability that instructs you to bolster resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Sandsteppe Mastodon + Roaring Primadox + Sage of Hours
- 1Cast Sandsteppe Mastodon by paying
. - 2Sandsteppe Mastodon enters the battlefield, putting five +1/+1 counters on Sage of Hours.
- 3Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take at least one extra turn after this one.
- 4Move to your next turn.
- 5At the begging of your upkeep, Roaring Primadox triggers, causing you to return Sandsteppe Mastodon from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Sandsteppe Mastodon + Stampeding Wildebeests + Sage of Hours
- 1Cast Sandsteppe Mastodon by paying .
- 2Sandsteppe Mastodon enters the battlefield, putting five +1/+1 counters on Sage of Hours.
- 3Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take at least one extra turn after this one.
- 4Move to your next turn.
- 5At the begging of your upkeep, Stampeding Wildebeests triggers, causing you to return Sandsteppe Mastodon from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Sandsteppe Mastodon + Species Gorger + Sage of Hours
- 1Cast Sandsteppe Mastodon by paying .
- 2Sandsteppe Mastodon enters the battlefield, putting five +1/+1 counters on Sage of Hours.
- 3Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take at least one extra turn after this one.
- 4Move to your next turn.
- 5At the begging of your upkeep, Species Gorger triggers, causing you to return Sandsteppe Mastodon from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
Sandsteppe Mastodon + Stampeding Serow + Sage of Hours
- 1Cast Sandsteppe Mastodon by paying .
- 2Sandsteppe Mastodon enters the battlefield, putting five +1/+1 counters on Sage of Hours.
- 3Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take at least one extra turn after this one.
- 4Move to your next turn.
- 5At the begging of your upkeep, Stampeding Serow triggers, causing you to return Sandsteppe Mastodon from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Repeat.
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