Smokebraider 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.
Official card text
: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Elemental spells or activate abilities of Elementals.
How it works : Smokebraider
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The mana can't be spent to activate activated abilities of Elemental sources that aren't on the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The mana can be two mana of the same color, or one mana of each of two different colors. The mana can't be colorless.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
You can use this mana to pay an alternative cost (such as evoke) or additional cost incurred while casting an Elemental spell. It's not limited to just that spell's mana cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Quicksilver Elemental + Smokebraider + Knacksaw Clique
- 1Activate Quicksilver Elemental twice by paying
, causing it to gain the activated abilities of Smokebraider and Knacksaw Clique until end of turn.
- 2Activate Quicksilver Elemental using Smokebraider's ability by tapping it, adding
that can only be spent to cast Elemental spells or to activate abilities of Elementals.
- 3Activate Quicksilver Elemental using Knacksaw Clique's ability by paying
and untapping it, causing target opponent to exile the top card of their library.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Legal formats
Commentaires
- Sois le premier à commenter cette carte.
Read next
Meta decks with Smokebraider
No archived Top 8 deck with this card yet.






