Swans of Bryn Argoll 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 If a source would deal damage to this creature, prevent that damage. The source's controller draws cards equal to the damage prevented this way.
How it works : Swans of Bryn Argoll
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The source of combat damage is the creature that deals it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If a spell is causing damage to be dealt, that spell will always identify the source of the damage. In most cases, the source is the spell itself. For example, Burn Trail says “Burn Trail deals 3 damage to any target.”
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If an ability is causing damage to be dealt, that ability will always identify the source of the damage. The ability itself is never the source. However, the source of the ability is often the source of the damage. For example, Knollspine Invocation’s ability says “Knollspine Invocation deals X damage to any target.”
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the source of the damage is a permanent, Swans of Bryn Argoll checks who that permanent’s controller is at the time that damage is prevented. If the permanent has left the battlefield by then, its last known information is used. If the source of the damage is a spell, its controller is obvious. If the source of the damage is a card from some other zone (such as a cycled Gempalm Incinerator), Swans of Bryn Argoll checks its owner rather than its controller.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature with wither would deal damage to Swans of Bryn Argoll, that damage is treated just like any other damage. It’s prevented, and the creature’s controller draws cards. Swans of Bryn Argoll doesn’t get any -1/-1 counters.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Swans of Bryn Argoll + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
- 1Draw a card.
- 2Niv-Mizzet triggers, targeting Swans of Bryn Argoll.
- 3The damage that would be dealt to Swans of Bryn Argoll is prevented, and you draw a card instead.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Swans of Bryn Argoll
- 1Draw a card.
- 2Niv-Mizzet triggers, targeting Swans of Bryn Argoll.
- 3The damage that would be dealt to Swans of Bryn Argoll is prevented, and you draw a card instead.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Swans of Bryn Argoll + Chain of Plasma
- 1Cast Chains of Plasma targeting the Swans.
- 2The damage is prevented, and instead you draw 3 cards.
- 3Discard a card to copy Chains of Plasma.
- 4Repeat
Aerie Ouphes + Swans of Bryn Argoll + Denry Klin, Editor in Chief
- 1Activate Aerie Ouphes by sacrificing itself.
- 2Aerie Ouphes' persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3Aerie Ouphes enters the battlefield, triggering Denry Klin, putting at least one +1/+1 counter on Aerie Ouphes.
- 4Resolve the Aerie Ouphes ability, dealing damage equal to its power to Swans of Bryn Argoll, causing you to draw cards equal to the damage prevented this way.
- 5Repeat.
Aerie Ouphes + Swans of Bryn Argoll + Melira, Sylvok Outcast
- 1Activate Aerie Ouphes by sacrificing itself.
- 2Aerie Ouphes' persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3Resolve the Aerie Ouphes ability, dealing damage equal to its power to Swans of Bryn Argoll, causing you to draw cards equal to the damage prevented this way.
- 4Repeat.
Aerie Ouphes + Swans of Bryn Argoll + The Great Henge
- 1Activate Aerie Ouphes by sacrificing itself.
- 2Aerie Ouphes' persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3Aerie Ouphes enters the battlefield, triggering The Great Henge, putting one +1/+1 counter on Aerie Ouphes and causing you to draw a card.
- 4Resolve the Aerie Ouphes ability, dealing damage equal to its power to Swans of Bryn Argoll, causing you to draw cards equal to the damage prevented this way.
- 5Repeat.
Aerie Ouphes + Swans of Bryn Argoll + Solemnity
- 1Activate Aerie Ouphes by sacrificing itself.
- 2Aerie Ouphes' persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3Resolve the Aerie Ouphes ability, dealing damage equal to its power to Swans of Bryn Argoll, causing you to draw cards equal to the damage prevented this way.
- 4Repeat.
Swans of Bryn Argoll + Seismic Assault + Dakmor Salvage + Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
- 1Activate Seismic Assault by discarding Dakmor Salvage, targeting Swans of Bryn Argoll.
- 2When Swans of Bryn Argoll would be dealt damage, it replaces that damage with 2 card draws.
- 3Replace one of the draws with Dakmor Salvage's dredge 2 ability.
- 4Repeat until you have either 1 or 0 cards in your library, holding priority on anything that might trigger and continuing the loop.
- 5Activate Seismic Assault discarding all lands with the exception of Dakmor Salvage targeting your opponent, then based on if you milled Ulamog, Kozilek, or both, follow the instructions below.
- 6If you milled both Ulamog and Kozilek, resolve the most recent trigger, then repeat from the beginning.
- 7If you milled Kozilek and drew Ulamog or vice versa, resolve the shuffle trigger then repeat from the beginning.
- 8If you drew both Ulamog and Kozilek.
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