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Shivan WurmHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Vintage Masters· June 16, 2014
Carte Magic Shivan Wurm

Shivan Wurm 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

Trample When this creature enters, return a red or green creature you control to its owner's hand.

How it works : Shivan Wurm

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Zacama, Primal Calamity
+Panharmonicon
+Shivan Wurm
#1

Zacama, Primal Calamity + Panharmonicon + Shivan Wurm

Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents controlInfinite damage to creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{R}{G}{W}.
  2. 2Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  3. 3When Zacama enters the battlefield, it triggers twice.
  4. 4Resolve the first trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  5. 5Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{R}{G}{W}.
  6. 6Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  7. 7Cast Shivan Wurm by paying {3}{R}{G}.
  8. 8When Shivan Wurm enters the battlefield, it triggers twice, returning itself and Zacama from the battlefield to your hand.
Animar, Soul of Elements
+Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
+Tangleroot
+Shivan Wurm
#2

Animar, Soul of Elements + Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Tangleroot + Shivan Wurm

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Shivan Wurm by paying {R}{G}.
  2. 2Birgi, Animar and Tangleroot trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Tangleroot and Birgi triggers, adding {R}{G}.
  4. 4Resolve the Animar trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. 5When Shivan Wurm enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. 6Repeat.
Zacama, Primal Calamity
+Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
+Shivan Wurm
#3

Zacama, Primal Calamity + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Shivan Wurm

Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents controlInfinite damage to creaturesInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{R}{G}{W}.
  2. 2Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  3. 3When Zacama enters the battlefield, it triggers twice.
  4. 4Resolve the first trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  5. 5Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{R}{G}{W}.
  6. 6Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  7. 7Cast Shivan Wurm by paying {3}{R}{G}.
  8. 8When Shivan Wurm enters the battlefield, it triggers twice, returning itself and Zacama from the battlefield to your hand.
Zacama, Primal Calamity
+Shivan Wurm
+Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
#4

Zacama, Primal Calamity + Shivan Wurm + Mirror Room // Fractured Realm

Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damage to creatures
  1. 1Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  2. 2Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  3. 3When Zacama enters, its ability triggers twice through Fractured Realm.
  4. 4Resolve the first Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  5. 5Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  6. 6Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  7. 7Cast Shivan Wurm by paying its mana cost.
  8. 8When Shivan Wurm enters, its ability triggers twice, causing you to return itself and Zacama to your hand.
Zacama, Primal Calamity
+Shivan Wurm
+Starfield Vocalist
#5

Zacama, Primal Calamity + Shivan Wurm + Starfield Vocalist

Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damage to creatures
  1. 1Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  2. 2Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  3. 3When Zacama enters, its ability triggers twice through Starfield Vocalist.
  4. 4Resolve the first Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  5. 5Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  6. 6Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  7. 7Cast Shivan Wurm by paying its mana cost.
  8. 8When Shivan Wurm enters, its ability triggers twice, causing you to return itself and Zacama to your hand.
Zacama, Primal Calamity
+Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions
+Shivan Wurm
#6

Zacama, Primal Calamity + Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions + Shivan Wurm

Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damage to creatures
  1. 1Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  2. 2Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  3. 3When Zacama enters, its ability triggers twice through Virtue of Knowledge.
  4. 4Resolve the first Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  5. 5Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  6. 6Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  7. 7Cast Shivan Wurm by paying its mana cost.
  8. 8When Shivan Wurm enters, its ability triggers twice, causing you to return itself and Zacama to your hand.
Zacama, Primal Calamity
+Yarok, the Desecrated
+Shivan Wurm
#7

Zacama, Primal Calamity + Yarok, the Desecrated + Shivan Wurm

Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damage to creatures
  1. 1Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  2. 2Cast Zacama either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {6}{R}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  3. 3When Zacama enters, its ability triggers twice through Yarok.
  4. 4Resolve the first Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  5. 5Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them.
  6. 6Resolve the second Zacama trigger, untapping all lands you control.
  7. 7Cast Shivan Wurm by paying its mana cost.
  8. 8When Shivan Wurm enters, its ability triggers twice, causing you to return itself and Zacama to your hand.
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Legal formats

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