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Stormscape FamiliarHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Time Spiral Timeshifted· October 6, 2006
Carte Magic Stormscape Familiar

Stormscape Familiar 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

Flying White spells and black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

How it works : Stormscape Familiar

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If a spell is both white and black, you pay {1} less, not {2} less.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    The generic X cost is still considered generic even if there is a requirement that a specific color be used for it. For example, “only black mana can be spent this way”. This distinction is important for effects which reduce the generic portion of a spell’s cost.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    This can lower the cost to zero, but not below zero.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    The effect is cumulative.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    The lower cost is not optional like with some other cost reducers.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    Can never affect the colored part of the cost.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  7. #7· Wizards of the Coast

    If this card is sacrificed to pay part of a spell’s cost, the cost reduction still applies.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Felidar Guardian
+Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
+Stormscape Familiar
#1

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Felidar Guardian + Grand Arbiter Augustin IV + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Felidar Guardian with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Felidar Guardian from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Felidar Guardian enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Restoration Angel
+Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
+Stormscape Familiar
#2

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Restoration Angel + Grand Arbiter Augustin IV + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Restoration Angel with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Restoration Angel from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Restoration Angel enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Icewind Stalwart
+Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
+Stormscape Familiar
#3

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Icewind Stalwart + Grand Arbiter Augustin IV + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Icewind Stalwart with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Icewind Stalwart from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Icewind Stalwart enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Felidar Guardian
+Thornscape Familiar
+Stormscape Familiar
#4

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Felidar Guardian + Thornscape Familiar + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Felidar Guardian with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Felidar Guardian from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Felidar Guardian enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Icewind Stalwart
+Thornscape Familiar
+Stormscape Familiar
#5

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Icewind Stalwart + Thornscape Familiar + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Icewind Stalwart with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Icewind Stalwart from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Icewind Stalwart enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Restoration Angel
+Thornscape Familiar
+Stormscape Familiar
#6

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Restoration Angel + Thornscape Familiar + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Restoration Angel with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Restoration Angel from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Restoration Angel enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Restoration Angel
+Pearl Medallion
+Stormscape Familiar
#7

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Restoration Angel + Pearl Medallion + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Restoration Angel with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Restoration Angel from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Restoration Angel enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
+Pearl Medallion
+Felidar Guardian
+Stormscape Familiar
#8

Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Pearl Medallion + Felidar Guardian + Stormscape Familiar

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokens
  1. 1Cast Appa by paying {W}{W}
  2. 2When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Felidar Guardian with the ability to cast it later from exile.
  3. 3Cast Felidar Guardian from exile by paying {0}.
  4. 4Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token
  5. 5When Felidar Guardian enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats

modernlegacypaupervintagecommanderoathbreakerpaupercommanderduelpremodernpredhtlr
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