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Throat SlitterHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Planechase Anthology· November 25, 2016
Carte Magic Throat Slitter

Throat Slitter 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

Ninjutsu {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.

How it works : Throat Slitter

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Thousand-Faced Shadow
+Great Whale
+Throat Slitter
#1

Thousand-Faced Shadow + Great Whale + Throat Slitter

Infinite combat damage to one opponentInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Great Whale and Throat Slitter as attackers.
  2. 2When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{U}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Throat Slitter from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is tapped and attacking.
  5. 5When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  6. 6Activate Throat Slitter's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Throat Slitter onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  7. 7Repeat from step 2.
  8. 8Deal combat damage using the Great Whale tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent.
Satoru Umezawa
+Great Whale
+Throat Slitter
#2

Satoru Umezawa + Great Whale + Throat Slitter

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Throat Slitter as an attacker.
  2. 2When it isn't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{U}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Great Whale's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{B} and returning Throat Slitter from the battlefield to your hand, putting Great Whale onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Great Whale enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. 5Activate Throat Slitter's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{B} and returning Great Whale from the battlefield to your hand, putting Throat Slitter onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
  7. 7If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {5}{U}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow
+Palinchron
+Throat Slitter
#3

Thousand-Faced Shadow + Palinchron + Throat Slitter

Infinite combat damage to one opponentInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Palinchron and Throat Slitter as attackers.
  2. 2When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{U}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Throat Slitter from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Palinchron that is tapped and attacking.
  5. 5When the Palinchron token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  6. 6Activate Throat Slitter's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Throat Slitter onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  7. 7Repeat from step 2.
  8. 8Deal combat damage using the Palinchron tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent.
Satoru Umezawa
+Palinchron
+Throat Slitter
#4

Satoru Umezawa + Palinchron + Throat Slitter

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Declare Throat Slitter as an attacker.
  2. 2When it isn't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{U}{B}.
  3. 3Activate Palinchron's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{B} and returning Throat Slitter from the battlefield to your hand, putting Palinchron onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. 4When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. 5Activate Throat Slitter's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{B} and returning Palinchron from the battlefield to your hand, putting Throat Slitter onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  6. 6Repeat from step 2.
  7. 7If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {5}{U}{B}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
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Legal formats

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