Spirit en-Kor 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
Flying: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to this creature this turn is dealt to target creature you control instead.
How it works : Spirit en-Kor
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
When you redirect combat damage it is still combat damage.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The ability of this card does not do anything to stop Trample damage from being assigned to the defending player.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
It can redirect damage to itself.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
It is possible to redirect more damage to a creature than that creature’s toughness.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
You can use this ability as much as you want prior to damage being dealt.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Monk Gyatso + Spirit en-Kor
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor's equip ability by paying
, targeting the affinity creature.
- 2Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
- 3The Spirit en-Kor ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
- 4Cast the creature from exile by paying
due to its affinity ability.
- 5Repeat.
Monk Gyatso + Semblance Anvil + Spirit en-Kor
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor by paying
, targeting itself.
- 2Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending Spirit en-Kor.
- 3The Spirit en-Kor ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
- 4Cast Spirit en-Kor from exile by paying
due to Semblance Anvil.
- 5Repeat.
Crackdown Construct + Spirit en-Kor
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor's ability.
- 2Crackdown Construct gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- 3Repeat.
Monk Gyatso + Planar Gate + Spirit en-Kor
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor by paying
, targeting itself.
- 2Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending Spirit en-Kor.
- 3The Spirit en-Kor ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
- 4Cast Spirit en-Kor from exile by paying
due to Planar Gate.
- 5Repeat.
Spirit en-Kor + Task Force + Worthy Cause
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor by paying
, targeting Task Force.
- 2Task Force triggers, giving itself +0/+3 until end of turn.
- 3Resolve Spirit en-Kor's ability, causing the next one damage dealt to Spirit en-Kor this turn to be dealt to Task Force instead.
- 4Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
- 5Cast Worthy Cause by paying
and sacrificing Task Force, causing you to gain life equal to Task Force's toughness.
Daru Spiritualist + Spirit en-Kor + Worthy Cause
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor's first ability by paying
, targeting Daru Spiritualist.
- 2Daru Spiritualist triggers, causing itself to get +0/+2 until end of turn.
- 3Resolve the Spirit en-Kor ability, causing the next one damage dealt to Spirit en-Kor this turn to be dealt to Daru Spiritualist instead.
- 4Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
- 5Cast Worthy Cause by paying
and sacrificing Daru Spiritualist, causing you to gain life equal to Daru Spiritualist's toughness.
Daru Spiritualist + Animal Boneyard + Spirit en-Kor
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor by paying
, targeting Daru Spiritualist.
- 2Daru Spiritualist triggers, giving it +0/+2 until end of turn.
- 3Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
- 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.
Task Force + Animal Boneyard + Spirit en-Kor
- 1Activate Spirit en-Kor by paying
.
- 2Task Force triggers, giving it +0/+3 until end of turn.
- 3Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
- 4Activate the land with Animal Boneyard attached by tapping it and sacrificing Task Force, causing you to gain life equal to Task Force's toughness.
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