Skittering Precursor 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
Devoid (This card has no color.) Menace Whenever you sacrifice a nontoken permanent, create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this token: Add."
How it works : Skittering Precursor
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
A card with devoid is just colorless. It's not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid a color. If that happens, it's just the new color, not that color and colorless.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object's color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Devoid doesn't affect the color identity of the card for the purposes of the Commander variant. For example, while Abstruse Appropriation is colorless because it has devoid, its color identity is still white and black, and it can't be included in a Commander deck where the commander's color identity doesn't include both white and black.
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
Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix + Skittering Precursor + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Priest of Gix, adding .
- 2When Priest of Gix dies, Skittering Precursor triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 3Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying
, sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield. - 4When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding
. - 5Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying
. - 6When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 7Repeat.
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#2
Chthonian Nightmare + Impulsive Pilferer + Greedy Freebooter + Skittering Precursor
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 2When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 3Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of , sacrificing Greedy Freebooter or Impulsive Pilferer and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4When Greedy Freebooter or Impulsive Pilferer dies, it and Skittering Precursor trigger.
- 5Resolve the Greedy Freebooter or Impulsive Pilferer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Resolve the Skittering Precursor trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 7Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning either Greedy Freebooter or Impulsive Pilferer from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding .
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#3
Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix + Skittering Precursor + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Priest of Gix.
- 2When Priest of Gix dies, Skittering Precursor triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 4Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding .
- 6Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 7When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 8Repeat.
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#4
Chthonian Nightmare + Shambling Ghast + Greedy Freebooter + Skittering Precursor
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 2When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 3Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of , sacrificing Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4When Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast dies, it and Skittering Precursor trigger.
- 5Resolve the Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Resolve the Skittering Precursor trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 7Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning either Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding .
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#5
Chthonian Nightmare + Impulsive Pilferer + Shambling Ghast + Skittering Precursor
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 2When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 3Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of , sacrificing Impulsive Pilferer or Shambling Ghast and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4When Impulsive Pilferer or Shambling Ghast dies, it and Skittering Precursor trigger.
- 5Resolve the Impulsive Pilferer or Shambling Ghast trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Resolve the Skittering Precursor trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 7Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning either Impulsive Pilferer or Shambling Ghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding .
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#6
Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix + Skittering Precursor + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Priest of Gix, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When Priest of Gix dies, Skittering Precursor triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 3Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding .
- 5Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 6When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 7Repeat.
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#7
Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix + Skittering Precursor + Carrion Feeder
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Priest of Gix.
- 2When Priest of Gix dies, Skittering Precursor triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding .
- 6Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 7When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 8Repeat.
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#8
Chthonian Nightmare + Priest of Gix + Skittering Precursor + Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Priest of Gix.
- 2When Priest of Gix dies, Skittering Precursor triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 3Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability
- 4Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing the Eldrazi Spawn and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding .
- 6Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 7When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get .
- 8Repeat.
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Legal formats
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