Selvala, Eager Trailblazer 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
Vigilance Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with ": Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."
How it works : Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Selvala’s last ability is a mana ability. It doesn’t use the stack and can’t be responded to.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Selvala’s last ability looks at the creatures you control as it resolves to determine how much mana of the chosen color to add. For example, if you control Selvala (a 4/5 creature), a 1/1 creature, and a 2/1 creature, there are three different powers among creatures you control.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Selvala’s last ability doesn’t care what color or colors the creatures you control are. It cares only about the power of those creatures.
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
Staff of Domination + Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Infinite card drawInfinite colored manaInfinite draw triggersInfinite lifegain
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least five mana of any color.
- 2Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying
and tapping it, untapping Selvala. - 3Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying
, untapping it. - 4Repeat.
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#2
Umbral Mantle + Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Infinite colored manaInfinitely large creature until end of turnInfinite untap of creatures you controlInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least three mana of any color.
- 2Activate Selvala by paying and untapping it, giving it +2/+2 until end of turn.
- 3Repeat.
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#3
Selvala, Eager Trailblazer + Freed from the Real
Infinite colored mana
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least
. - 2Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying , untapping Selvala.
- 3Repeat.
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#4
Ioreth of the Healing House + Saryth, the Viper's Fang + Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of legendary creatures you control
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least three mana of any color.
- 2Activate Saryth by paying and tapping it, untapping Ioreth.
- 3Activate Ioreth's second ability by tapping it, untapping Saryth and Selvala
- 4Repeat.
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#5
Sword of the Paruns + Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of creatures you controlInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least four mana of any color.
- 2Activate Sword of the Paruns by paying , untapping Selvala
- 3Repeat.
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#6
Aggravated Assault + Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Infinite colored manaInfinite combat phasesInfinite untap of creatures you controlInfinite mana creatures you control can produce
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least
. - 2Activate Aggravated Assault by paying , untapping all creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
- 3Repeat.
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#7
Selvala, Eager Trailblazer + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite colored mana
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least .
- 2Activate Pemmin's Aura's first ability by paying , untapping Selvala.
- 3Repeat.
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#8
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Emiel the Blessed + Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Infinite untap of permanents you controlInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored mana
- 1Activate Selvala by tapping it, adding at least three mana of any color.
- 2Activate Emiel by paying , blinking Derevi.
- 3When Derevi enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Selvala.
- 4Repeat.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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