Tellah, Great Sage 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
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 colorless Hero creature token. If four or more mana was spent to cast that spell, draw two cards. If eight or more mana was spent to cast that spell, sacrifice Tellah and it deals that much damage to each opponent.
How it works : Tellah, Great Sage
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Tellah's ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If Tellah is no longer on the battlefield when its ability resolves and eight or more mana was spent to cast the spell that caused its ability to trigger, the ability will still deal damage to each opponent.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Intruder Alarm + Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature tokens
- 1Activate a creature by tapping it, adding at least
. - 2Activate Harmonized Trio by tapping it and two other creatures you control, causing it to become prepared.
- 3Cast a copy of Brainstorm by paying .
- 4Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 5When the creature token enters, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- 6Resolve Brainstorm, causing you to draw three cards and put two cards from your hand onto the top of your library.
- 7Repeat.
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#2
The Tenth Doctor + Mana Echoes + Cyclical Evolution + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate The Tenth Doctor by paying
, removing all time counters from Cyclical Evolution. - 2Cyclical Evolution triggers, causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 3Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 4When the creature token enters, Mana Echoes triggers, adding
for each creature you control that shares a creature type with the token. - 5Resolve Cyclical Evolution.
- 6Repeat.
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#3
The Tenth Doctor + Mana Echoes + Festering March + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate The Tenth Doctor by paying , removing all time counters from Festering March.
- 2Festering March triggers, causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 3Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 4When the creature token enters, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each creature you control that shares a creature type with the token.
- 5Resolve Festering March.
- 6Repeat.
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#4
The Tenth Doctor + Mana Echoes + Venture Forth + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate The Tenth Doctor by paying , removing all time counters from Venture Forth.
- 2Venture Forth triggers, causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 3Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 4When the creature token enters, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each creature you control that shares a creature type with the token.
- 5Resolve Venture Forth.
- 6Repeat.
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#5
The Tenth Doctor + Mana Echoes + Reality Strobe + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate The Tenth Doctor by paying , removing all time counters from Reality Strobe.
- 2Reality Strobe triggers, causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 3Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 4When the creature token enters, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each creature you control that shares a creature type with the token.
- 5Resolve Reality Strobe.
- 6Repeat.
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#6
The Tenth Doctor + Mana Echoes + Inspiring Refrain + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite colorless mana
- 1Activate The Tenth Doctor by paying , removing all time counters from Inspiring Refrain.
- 2Inspiring Refrain triggers, causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 3Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 4When the creature token enters, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each creature you control that shares a creature type with the token.
- 5Resolve Inspiring Refrain.
- 6Repeat.
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#7
The Tenth Doctor + Mana Echoes + Charnel Serenade + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Activate The Tenth Doctor by paying , removing all time counters from Charnel Serenade.
- 2Charnel Serenade triggers, causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 3Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 4When the creature token enters, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each creature you control that shares a creature type with the token.
- 5Resolve Charnel Serenade.
- 6Repeat.
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#8
The Tenth Doctor + Mana Echoes + Arc Blade + Tellah, Great Sage
Infinite creature ETBInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite damage
- 1Activate The Tenth Doctor by paying , removing all time counters from Arc Blade.
- 2Arc Blade triggers, causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.
- 3Tellah triggers, creating a creature token.
- 4When the creature token enters, Mana Echoes triggers, adding for each creature you control that shares a creature type with the token.
- 5Resolve Arc Blade.
- 6Repeat.
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Legal formats
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