Shadow the Hedgehog 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
Haste Whenever Shadow the Hedgehog or another creature you control with flash or haste dies, draw a card. Chaos Control — Each spell you cast has split second if mana from an artifact was spent to cast it. (As long as it's on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
How it works : Shadow the Hedgehog
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Shadow the Hedgehog + Workhorse + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Pack Rat
Infinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite colorless mana
- 1Activate Workhorse using Pack Rat's ability by paying
and discarding a card, creating a token copy of it that will enter with four +1/+1 counters on it. - 2Activate the Workhorse token four times by removing four +1/+1 counters from it, adding
. - 3The Workhorse token dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness, triggering Shadow, causing you to draw a card.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Shadow the Hedgehog + The Locust God + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
- 2When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 4Repeat.
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#3
Shadow the Hedgehog + The Locust God + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
- 2When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 4Repeat.
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#4
Shadow the Hedgehog + The Locust God + Altar of Dementia
Infinite self-millInfinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggers
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
- 2When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 4Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Shadow the Hedgehog + The Locust God + Carrion Feeder
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
- 2When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 4Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Shadow the Hedgehog + The Locust God + Bloodflow Connoisseur
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
- 2When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 4Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur ability.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Shadow the Hedgehog + The Locust God + Bartolomé del Presidio
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
- 2When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 4Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
- 5Repeat.
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#8
Shadow the Hedgehog + The Locust God + Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Yahenni by sacrificing another creature with haste or flash.
- 2When the creature dies, Shadow triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 3The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
- 4Resolve the Yahenni ability.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduel
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