Susurian Voidborn 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
Whenever this creature or another creature or artifact you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Warp(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Complete guide
Susurian Voidborn is a versatile Vampire Soldier that provides consistent life drain whenever your board state shifts. Its unique Warp ability allows it to jump in and out of the battlefield, ensuring you can capitalize on its presence multiple times throughout a game.
A Constant Drain on Life
The primary function of Susurian Voidborn is its triggered ability that activates whenever it or another creature or artifact you control dies. For each occurrence, a target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. This creates a powerful deterrent against opponents destroying your permanents and rewards you for your own sacrifice strategies.
Mastering the Warp Mechanic
Warp is a special keyword that lets you cast this card for a reduced cost of one black mana. If you use the Warp cost, you must exile the creature at the beginning of the next end step. However, the true strength lies in the fact that you can cast it from exile on a later turn for its standard mana cost, essentially giving you two deployments from a single card.
Resolving the Death Triggers
When a relevant permanent dies, the ability goes on the stack and requires a target opponent. If that opponent becomes an illegal target before the ability resolves—such as by gaining Hexproof—the entire ability fails to resolve. You will not gain any life if the life loss cannot be applied to the target.
Simultaneous Events
If a board wipe occurs and Susurian Voidborn dies at the same time as other creatures or artifacts you control, it 'sees' everything leaving. You will get a trigger for Susurian Voidborn itself, plus an additional trigger for every other qualifying permanent that perished in the same event.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumIf Solemn Simulacrum is destroyed while Susurian Voidborn is on the battlefield, two different triggers occur. You may draw a card from the Golem's own ability, and Susurian Voidborn triggers, causing an opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Both permanents being artifacts and/or creatures ensures maximum synergy.
Roaming ThroneWith Roaming Throne on the battlefield naming 'Vampire', Susurian Voidborn's triggered ability will trigger an additional time. If another creature you control dies, the opponent will lose a total of 2 life and you will gain 2 life, as the Throne doubles the effectiveness of your Soldier's drain effect.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Susurian Voidborn
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If Susurian Voidborn dies at the same time as one or more creatures or artifacts you control, its first ability will still trigger for itself and each of those creatures and artifacts.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the target opponent is an illegal target as Susurian Voidborn’s first ability tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- 2When Gravecrawler dies, Susurian Voidborn triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 5Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- 6Repeat.
Warren Soultrader + Forsaken Miner + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Forsaken Miner.
- 2When Forsaken Miner dies, Susurian Voidborn triggers, targeting an opponent.
- 3Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Susurian Voidborn ability, causing you to gain 1 life and causing an opponent to lose 1 life.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 7Repeat.
Forsaken Miner + Phyrexian Altar + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, adding .
- 2When Forsaken Miner dies, Susurian Voidborn triggers, targeting an opponent.
- 3When you commit that crime, Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Susurian Voidborn trigger, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and gaining 1 life.
- 5Repeat.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Pawn of Ulamog + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Susurian Voidborn, Pawn of Ulamog and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Susurian Voidborn trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog ability, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Susurian Voidborn triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- 2When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Susurian Voidborn and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- 3Resolve the Susurian Voidborn trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 5Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- 6Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
. - 7Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying , returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Nest of Scarabs + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls.
- 2When the sacrificed creature dies, Susurian Voidborn triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
- 3Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card.
- 4Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token.
- 5Repeat.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Sifter of Skulls + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the undying creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Susurian Voidborn, Sifter of Skulls and the undying creature's undying ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Susurian Voidborn trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 4Resolve the Sifter of Skulls ability, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token.
- 5Resolve the undying trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature and drawing a card.
- 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 8When the creature dies, Susurian Voidborn triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life
Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Susurian Voidborn
- 1Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Susurian Voidborn triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- 3Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
- 4Repeat.
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