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Shu FarmerHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Portal Three Kingdoms· May 1, 1999
Carte Magic Shu Farmer

Shu Farmer 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

{T}: You gain 1 life. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

How it works : Shu Farmer

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can only be activated before the beginning of the declare attackers step of the first combat phase in that turn.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Archangel of Thune
+Crystalline Crawler
+Pemmin's Aura
+Shu Farmer
#1

Archangel of Thune + Crystalline Crawler + Pemmin's Aura + Shu Farmer

Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
  1. 1Activate Shu Farmer by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
  2. 2Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  3. 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Pemmin's Aura's ability by paying {U}, untapping Shu Farmer.
  5. 5Repeat.
Crystalline Crawler
+Pemmin's Aura
+Shu Farmer
+The Destined White Mage
#2

Crystalline Crawler + Pemmin's Aura + Shu Farmer + The Destined White Mage

Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
  1. 1Activate Shu Farmer by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
  2. 2The Destined White Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Pemmin's Aura's ability by paying {U}, untapping Shu Farmer.
  5. 5Repeat.
Archangel of Thune
+Crystalline Crawler
+Freed from the Real
+Shu Farmer
#3

Archangel of Thune + Crystalline Crawler + Freed from the Real + Shu Farmer

Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
  1. 1Activate Shu Farmer by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
  2. 2Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  3. 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Freed from the Real's ability by paying {U}, untapping Shu Farmer.
  5. 5Repeat.
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
+Famished Paladin
+Shu Farmer
#4

Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Famished Paladin + Shu Farmer

Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
  1. 1During your precombat main phase, activate Famished Paladin using Shu Farmer's ability by tapping it, causing you to gain 1 life.
  2. 2Famished Paladin triggers, untapping itself.
  3. 3Repeat.
Crystalline Crawler
+Freed from the Real
+Shu Farmer
+The Destined White Mage
#5

Crystalline Crawler + Freed from the Real + Shu Farmer + The Destined White Mage

Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
  1. 1Activate Shu Farmer by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
  2. 2The Destined White Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. 4Activate Freed from the Real's ability by paying {U}, untapping Shu Farmer.
  5. 5Repeat.
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
+Lurking Roper
+Shu Farmer
#6

Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Lurking Roper + Shu Farmer

Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
  1. 1During your precombat main phase, activate Lurking Roper using Shu Farmer's ability by tapping it, causing you to gain 1 life.
  2. 2Lurking Roper triggers, untapping itself.
  3. 3Repeat.
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Legal formats

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