Sewer 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.
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Official card text
As this creature enters, choose a player. Sewer Nemesis's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in the chosen player's graveyard. Whenever the chosen player casts a spell, that player mills a card.
How it works : Sewer Nemesis
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the chosen player leaves the game, Sewer Nemesis's power and toughness each become 0. Unless another effect is raising its toughness above 0, it will be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action.
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
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Maddening Cacophony
Infinite mill for target opponentNear-infinite mill
- 1Cast Maddening Cacophony with kicker by paying
, causing the opponent named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded up. - 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
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#2
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Traumatize
Infinite self-millInfinite mill for target opponent
- 1Cast Traumatize by paying
, causing the player named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded down. - 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the player to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, likely milling the remainder of their library.
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#3
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Cut Your Losses
Infinite self-millInfinite mill for target opponentNear-infinite mill for target opponent
- 1Cast Cut Your Losses by paying , causing the player named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded down.
- 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the player to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
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#4
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Terisian Mindbreaker
Infinite mill for target opponent
- 1Declare Terisian Mindbreaker as an attacker attacking the opponent named by Sewer Nemesis. Terisian Mindbreaker triggers, causing the opponent to mill half their library, rounded up.
- 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
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#5
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Fleet Swallower
Infinite self-millInfinite mill for target opponent
- 1Declare Fleet Swallower as an attacker, triggering it, causing the player named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded up.
- 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the player to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
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#6
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture
Infinite mill for target opponent
- 1Cast Overture by paying its mana cost, causing the opponent named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded down.
- 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
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#7
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Kitsune's Technique
Infinite mill for target opponent
- 1Cast Kitsune's Technique by paying its mana cost, causing the opponent named by Sewer Nemesis to mill half their library, rounded up.
- 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
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#8
Phenax, God of Deception + Sewer Nemesis + Lord Xander, the Collector
Infinite mill for target opponent
- 1Declare Lord Xander as an attacker attacking the opponent named by Sewer Nemesis. Lord Xander's second ability triggers, causing the opponent to mill half their library, rounded up.
- 2Activate Sewer Nemesis by tapping it, causing the opponent to mill cards equal to the cards in their graveyard, milling the remainder of their library.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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