Teysa, Orzhov Scion 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
Sacrifice three white creatures: Exile target creature. Whenever another black creature you control dies, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
How it works : Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You may sacrifice Teysa itself to help pay for its first ability, but Teysa dying won't cause its second ability to trigger. Any other white and black creatures you sacrifice to pay for the first ability will cause the second ability to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding
- 2When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 white Spirit creature token
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Spirit, adding one mana of any color.
- 4Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying
, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat
#2
Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Darkest Hour + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token that is black due to Darkest Hour.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 4Repeat.
#3
Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Darkest Hour + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding
.
- 2When the creature dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token that is black due to Darkest Hour.
- 3Repeat.
#4
Nether Traitor + Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding
.
- 2When Nether Traitor dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Spirit, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When the Spirit dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay
to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
#5
Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Darkest Hour + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token that is black due to Darkest Hour.
- 3Resolve the Phyrexian Altar ability.
- 4Repeat.
#6
Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Darkest Hour + Carrion Feeder
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token that is black due to Darkest Hour.
- 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- 4Repeat.
#7
Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Darkest Hour + Blasting Station
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing another creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Teysa triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token that is black due to Darkest Hour.
- 3When the Spirit creature token enters, the Blasting Station triggers, untapping it.
- 4Resolve the Blasting Station ability from Step 1.
- 5Repeat.
#8
Teysa, Orzhov Scion + Painter's Servant
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Teysa by sacrificing three other creatures, targeting any creature.
- 2When the creatures die, Teysa triggers three times, creating three 1/1 Spirit creature tokens that are black due to Painter's Servant.
- 3Repeat.
- 4Resolve all Teysa abilities, exiling the targeted creature(s).
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Legal formats
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