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Soltari GuerrillasHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Tempest Remastered· May 6, 2015
Carte Magic Soltari Guerrillas

Soltari Guerrillas 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

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) {0}: The next time this creature would deal combat damage to an opponent this turn, it deals that damage to target creature instead.

How it works : Soltari Guerrillas

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Regardless of when the ability is activated, it will apply to the defending player at the time Soltari Guerrillas tries to deal combat damage to them.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Soltari Guerrillas
+Willbreaker
#1

Soltari Guerrillas + Willbreaker

Gain control of all creaturesGain control of any creatures that enters the battlefieldLock
  1. 1Activate Soltari Guerrillas by paying {0}, targeting any creature an opponent controls.
  2. 2Willbreaker triggers, causing you to gain control of that creature for as long as you control Willbreaker.
  3. 3Repeat.
  4. 4You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Crackdown Construct
+Soltari Guerrillas
#2

Crackdown Construct + Soltari Guerrillas

Infinitely large creature
  1. 1Activate Soltari Guerrillas's ability targeting a creature.
  2. 2Crackdown Construct gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
  3. 3Repeat.
Horobi, Death's Wail
+Soltari Guerrillas
#3

Horobi, Death's Wail + Soltari Guerrillas

Destroy any number of creaturesDestroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
  1. 1Activate Soltari Guerrillas by paying {0}, targeting any creature.
  2. 2Horobi triggers, destroying that creature.
  3. 3Repeat.
  4. 4You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield.
Monk Gyatso
+Soltari Guerrillas
#4

Monk Gyatso + Soltari Guerrillas

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm count
  1. 1Activate Soltari Guerrillas's equip ability by paying {0}, targeting the affinity creature.
  2. 2Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
  3. 3The Soltari Guerrillas ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
  4. 4Cast the creature from exile by paying {0} due to its affinity ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Cephalid Illusionist
+Soltari Guerrillas
#5

Cephalid Illusionist + Soltari Guerrillas

Infinite self-mill
  1. 1Activate Soltari Guerrillas by paying {0}, targeting Cephalid Illusionist.
  2. 2Cephalid Illusionist triggers, causing you to mill three cards.
  3. 3Resolve the Soltari Guerrillas ability.
  4. 4Repeat.
Monk Gyatso
+Priest of Urabrask
+Soltari Guerrillas
#6

Monk Gyatso + Priest of Urabrask + Soltari Guerrillas

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite red mana
  1. 1Activate Soltari Guerrillas by paying {0}, targeting Priest of Urabrask.
  2. 2Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending Priest of Urabrask.
  3. 3The Soltari Guerrillas ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
  4. 4Cast Priest of Urabrask from exile by paying {2}.
  5. 5When Priest of Urabrask enters, it triggers, adding {R}{R}{R}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Altanak, the Thrice-Called
+Soltari Guerrillas
+Bazaar Trader
#7

Altanak, the Thrice-Called + Soltari Guerrillas + Bazaar Trader

Target opponent loses the gameInfinite card draw for target opponentInfinite draw triggers for target opponent
  1. 1Activate Bazaar Trader by tapping it, giving control of Altanak to an opponent.
  2. 2Activate Soltari Guerrillas an arbitrarily large number of times by paying {0}, targeting Altanak.
  3. 3Altanak triggers that many times, causing an opponent to draw that many cards and lose the game due to drawing from an empty library.
Daru Spiritualist
+Animal Boneyard
+Soltari Guerrillas
#8

Daru Spiritualist + Animal Boneyard + Soltari Guerrillas

Infinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate Soltari Guerrillas by paying {0}, targeting Daru Spiritualist.
  2. 2Daru Spiritualist triggers, giving it +0/+2 until end of turn.
  3. 3Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
  4. 4Activate the land with Animal Boneyard attached by tapping it and sacrificing Daru Spiritualist, causing you to gain life equal to Daru Spiritualist's toughness.
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Legal formats

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