Sawhorn Nemesis 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
As this creature enters, choose a player. If a source would deal damage to the chosen player or a permanent they control, it deals double that damage instead.
How it works : Sawhorn Nemesis
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The damage is dealt by the same source as the original source of damage. The doubled damage isn't dealt by Sawhorn Nemesis unless it was the original source of damage.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The protector of a battle with the Siege subtype is not that battle's controller.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If another effect (or effects) modifies how much damage a source would deal to the chosen player or a permanent they control (for example, by preventing some of that damage), the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses the order in which any such effects, including the effect of Sawhorn Nemesis, apply. If all of the damage is prevented before Sawhorn Nemesis's effect would apply, its effect no longer applies.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If damage dealt is being divided or assigned among multiple permanents or players, that damage is divided or assigned before any effects that modify how much damage will be dealt. For example, if you attack the chosen player with a 5/5 creature with trample and it's blocked by a 2/2 creature they control, you can assign 2 damage to the blocker and 3 damage to the defending player. Those amounts are then doubled to 4 and 6, respectively.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Smaug the Impenetrable + Makeshift Munitions + Sawhorn Nemesis
- 1Activate Makeshift Munitions by paying
and sacrificing another creature or artifact, dealing 2 damage to Smaug due to Sawhorn Nemesis. - 2Smaug triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 3Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 4Repeat.
Smaug the Impenetrable + Street Urchin + Sawhorn Nemesis
- 1Activate your commander using the ability granted to it by Street Urchin by paying and sacrificing another creature or artifact, dealing 2 damage to Smaug due to Sawhorn Nemesis.
- 2Smaug triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
- 3Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 4Repeat.
Vigor + Deathbringer Thoctar + Sawhorn Nemesis
- 1Activate Deathbringer Thoctar by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
- 2Activate Deathbringer Thoctar by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 3Repeat as desired.
Walking Ballista + Unspeakable Symbol + Sawhorn Nemesis + Collective Inferno
- 1Give Walking Ballista lifelink, if needed.
- 2If Walking Ballista has less than two +1/+1 counters on it, activate Unspeakable Symbol by paying 3 life, putting a +1/+1 counter on Walking Ballista.
- 3Activate Walking Ballista's second ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 4 damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, and causing you to gain 4 life.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Triskelion + Sawhorn Nemesis
- 1Activate Anti-Venom using Triskelion's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, targeting itself and putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to its replacement effect and Sawhorn Nemesis.
- 2Activate Anti-Venom using Triskelion's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 3Repeat.
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Walking Ballista + Sawhorn Nemesis
- 1Activate Anti-Venom using Walking Ballista's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, targeting itself and putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to its replacement effect and Sawhorn Nemesis.
- 2Activate Anti-Venom using Walking Ballista's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 3Repeat.
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Deathbringer Thoctar + Sawhorn Nemesis
- 1Activate Anti-Venom using Deathbringer Thoctar's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, targeting itself and putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to its replacement effect and Sawhorn Nemesis.
- 2Activate Anti-Venom using Deathbringer Thoctar's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 3Repeat.
Vigor + Triskelion + Sawhorn Nemesis
- 1Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
- 2Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 3Repeat as desired.
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