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ThragtuskHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· New Capenna Commander· April 29, 2022
Carte Magic Thragtusk

Thragtusk 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

When this creature enters, you gain 5 life. When this creature leaves the battlefield, create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

How it works : Thragtusk

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Thragtusk's second ability will trigger no matter what zone Thragtusk goes to.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
+Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
+Thragtusk
#1

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Thragtusk

Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite -1/-1 countersNear-infinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Yawgmoth's first ability by paying 1 life and sacrificing Thragtusk.
  2. 2Thragtusk dies, triggering its second ability and its undying ability.
  3. 3Resolve the first Thragtusk trigger, creating a 3/3 Beast creature token.
  4. 4Resolve the second Thragtusk trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. 5Thragtusk enters the battlefield, causing you to gain five life.
  6. 6Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature and causing you to draw a card.
  7. 7Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the Beast token, putting a -1/-1 counter on Thragtusk and causing you to draw a card.
  8. 8Repeat.
Emiel the Blessed
+Treasonous Ogre
+Thragtusk
+Training Grounds
#2

Emiel the Blessed + Treasonous Ogre + Thragtusk + Training Grounds

Infinite blinkingInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate Emiel by paying {1}, blinking Thragtusk.
  2. 2Thragtusk enters and leaves the battlefield, triggering its abilities.
  3. 3Resolve the Thragtusk enters-the-battlefield trigger, causing you to gain five life.
  4. 4Resolve the Thragtusk leaves-the-battlefield trigger, creating a 3/3 Beast creature token.
  5. 5Activate Treasonous Ogre by paying three life, adding {R}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Emiel the Blessed
+Treasonous Ogre
+Thragtusk
+Biomancer's Familiar
#3

Emiel the Blessed + Treasonous Ogre + Thragtusk + Biomancer's Familiar

Infinite blinkingInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate Emiel by paying {1}, blinking Thragtusk.
  2. 2Thragtusk enters and leaves the battlefield, triggering its abilities.
  3. 3Resolve the Thragtusk enters-the-battlefield trigger, causing you to gain five life.
  4. 4Resolve the Thragtusk leaves-the-battlefield trigger, creating a 3/3 Beast creature token.
  5. 5Activate Treasonous Ogre by paying three life, adding {R}.
  6. 6Repeat.
Emiel the Blessed
+Treasonous Ogre
+Thragtusk
+Zirda, the Dawnwaker
#4

Emiel the Blessed + Treasonous Ogre + Thragtusk + Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Infinite blinkingInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite lifegain
  1. 1Activate Emiel by paying {1}, blinking Thragtusk.
  2. 2Thragtusk enters and leaves the battlefield, triggering its abilities.
  3. 3Resolve the Thragtusk enters-the-battlefield trigger, causing you to gain five life.
  4. 4Resolve the Thragtusk leaves-the-battlefield trigger, creating a 3/3 Beast creature token.
  5. 5Activate Treasonous Ogre by paying three life, adding {R}.
  6. 6Repeat.

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Legal formats

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