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Timothar, Baron of BatsHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 6 min read· The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander· November 17, 2023
Carte Magic Timothar, Baron of Bats

Timothar, Baron of Bats 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

Ward—Discard a card. Whenever another nontoken Vampire you control dies, you may pay {1} and exile it. If you do, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying. It gains "When this token deals combat damage to a player, sacrifice it and return the exiled card to the battlefield tapped."

How it works : Timothar, Baron of Bats

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Timothar's last ability is linked to the ability it grants the Bat token. If a replacement effect causes you to create more than one Bat token with this effect, they will all have that linked ability, and the exiled card will be returned to the battlefield if any of them deals combat damage to a player.

    Card named in this ruling

    BatBat
  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If the exiled card is somehow no longer in exile when the Bat token's triggered ability resolves, you will still sacrifice the Bat token.

    Card named in this ruling

    BatBat
  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    If another creature enters the battlefield as a copy of the Bat token or another effect creates a copy of the Bat token, it will not have the triggered ability granted by Timothar.

    Card named in this ruling

    BatBat
  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    The ability of each Bat token you create refers only to the card you exile during the resolution of the ability that created that token. When it deals combat damage to a player, you return only that card to the battlefield, not any other card exiled by Timothar.

    Card named in this ruling

    BatBat
  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    If you can't exile the card, perhaps because another effect moved the card before the triggered ability started resolving, you can't pay {1} and won't create a token.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    Timothar's last ability triggers when any nontoken Vampire you control dies, not just nontoken Vampires you own. If you control Timothar and another player's nontoken Vampire and that Vampire dies, you may pay {1} to exile that card from their graveyard.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  7. #7· Wizards of the Coast

    The controller of the Bat token as it deals combat damage to a player will be the controller of its triggered ability, and the exiled card will be returned to the battlefield under that player's control.

    Card named in this ruling

    BatBat
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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Breath of Fury
+Pawn of Ulamog
+Anger
#1

Timothar, Baron of Bats + Breath of Fury + Pawn of Ulamog + Anger

Infinite combat damageInfinite combat phasesInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Deal combat damage to an opponent using Pawn of Ulamog.
  2. 2Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice Pawn of Ulamog, attach Breath of Fury to another nontoken Vampire you control, untap all creatures you control and get an additional combat phase after this one.
  3. 3Pawn of Ulamog dies, triggering itself and Timothar.
  4. 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  5. 5Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  6. 6Resolve the Timothar trigger, causing you to pay {1} and exile Pawn of Ulamog to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  7. 7Move to your next combat phase, and deal combat damage to an opponent using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached, as well as the Bat token.
  8. 8The Bat and Breath of Fury trigger.
Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Eternal Scourge
+Ashnod's Altar
+Maskwood Nexus
#2

Timothar, Baron of Bats + Eternal Scourge + Ashnod's Altar + Maskwood Nexus

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Eternal Scourge, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Eternal Scourge dies as a Vampire due to Maskwood Nexus, Timothar triggers, causing you to pay {1} and exile Eternal Scourge to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Bat, adding {C}{C}.
  4. 4Cast Eternal Scourge from exile by paying {3}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Eternal Scourge
+Ashnod's Altar
+Conspiracy
#3

Timothar, Baron of Bats + Eternal Scourge + Ashnod's Altar + Conspiracy

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Eternal Scourge, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Eternal Scourge dies as a Vampire due to Conspiracy, Timothar triggers, causing you to pay {1} and exile Eternal Scourge to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Bat, adding {C}{C}.
  4. 4Cast Eternal Scourge from exile by paying {3}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Breath of Fury
+Pawn of Ulamog
+Urabrask the Hidden
#4

Timothar, Baron of Bats + Breath of Fury + Pawn of Ulamog + Urabrask the Hidden

Infinite combat damageInfinite combat phasesInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Deal combat damage to an opponent using Pawn of Ulamog.
  2. 2Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice Pawn of Ulamog, attach Breath of Fury to another nontoken Vampire you control, untap all creatures you control and get an additional combat phase after this one.
  3. 3Pawn of Ulamog dies, triggering itself and Timothar.
  4. 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  5. 5Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  6. 6Resolve the Timothar trigger, causing you to pay {1} and exile Pawn of Ulamog to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  7. 7Move to your next combat phase, and deal combat damage to an opponent using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached, as well as the Bat token.
  8. 8The Bat and Breath of Fury trigger.
Garna, the Bloodflame
+Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Breath of Fury
+Pawn of Ulamog
#5

Garna, the Bloodflame + Timothar, Baron of Bats + Breath of Fury + Pawn of Ulamog

Infinite combat damageInfinite combat phasesInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Deal combat damage to an opponent using Pawn of Ulamog.
  2. 2Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice Pawn of Ulamog, attach Breath of Fury to another nontoken Vampire you control, untap all creatures you control and get an additional combat phase after this one.
  3. 3Pawn of Ulamog dies, triggering itself and Timothar.
  4. 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  5. 5Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  6. 6Resolve the Timothar trigger, causing you to pay {1} and exile Pawn of Ulamog to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  7. 7Move to your next combat phase, and deal combat damage to an opponent using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached, as well as the Bat token.
  8. 8The Bat and Breath of Fury trigger.
Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Eternal Scourge
+Ashnod's Altar
+Xenograft
#6

Timothar, Baron of Bats + Eternal Scourge + Ashnod's Altar + Xenograft

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Eternal Scourge, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Eternal Scourge dies as a Vampire due to Xenograft, Timothar triggers, causing you to pay {1} and exile Eternal Scourge to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Bat, adding {C}{C}.
  4. 4Cast Eternal Scourge from exile by paying {3}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Breath of Fury
+Pawn of Ulamog
+Mass Hysteria
#7

Timothar, Baron of Bats + Breath of Fury + Pawn of Ulamog + Mass Hysteria

Infinite combat damageInfinite combat phasesInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Deal combat damage to an opponent using Pawn of Ulamog.
  2. 2Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice Pawn of Ulamog, attach Breath of Fury to another nontoken Vampire you control, untap all creatures you control and get an additional combat phase after this one.
  3. 3Pawn of Ulamog dies, triggering itself and Timothar.
  4. 4Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
  5. 5Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}.
  6. 6Resolve the Timothar trigger, causing you to pay {1} and exile Pawn of Ulamog to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  7. 7Move to your next combat phase, and deal combat damage to an opponent using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached, as well as the Bat token.
  8. 8The Bat and Breath of Fury trigger.
Rukarumel, Biologist
+Timothar, Baron of Bats
+Eternal Scourge
+Ashnod's Altar
#8

Rukarumel, Biologist + Timothar, Baron of Bats + Eternal Scourge + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Eternal Scourge, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2When Eternal Scourge dies as a Vampire due to Rukarumel, Timothar triggers, causing you to pay {1} and exile Eternal Scourge to create a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Bat, adding {C}{C}.
  4. 4Cast Eternal Scourge from exile by paying {3}.
  5. 5Repeat.

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