Traveling Minister 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
: Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. You gain 1 life. Activate only as a sorcery.
How it works : Traveling Minister
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the target of Traveling Minister's activated ability isn't legal as it tries to resolve, you won't gain 1 life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
After you exile Undead Butler from your graveyard, a second ability triggers. You choose the target creature card to return at that time.
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
Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Famished Paladin + Traveling Minister
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Activate Famished Paladin using Traveling Minister's ability by tapping it, causing target creature to get +1/+0 until end of turn, and you to gain 1 life.
- 2Famished Paladin triggers, untapping itself.
- 3Repeat.
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#2
Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Crystalline Crawler + Traveling Minister + Freed from the Real
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Activate Traveling Minister by tapping it, causing you to gain 1 life and giving target creature +1/+0 until end of turn.
- 2Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
- 3Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding
. - 4Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying , untapping Traveling Minister.
- 5Repeat.
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#3
Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Lurking Roper + Traveling Minister
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Activate Lurking Roper using Traveling Minister's ability by tapping it, causing target creature to get +1/+0 until end of turn, and you to gain 1 life.
- 2Lurking Roper triggers, untapping itself.
- 3Repeat.
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#4
Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Crystalline Crawler + Traveling Minister + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Activate Traveling Minister by tapping it, causing you to gain 1 life and giving target creature +1/+0 until end of turn.
- 2Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
- 3Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding .
- 4Activate Pemmin's Aura's first ability by paying , untapping Traveling Minister.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Crystalline Crawler + Traveling Minister + Freed from the Real + The Destined White Mage
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Activate Traveling Minister by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
- 2The Destined White Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
- 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding .
- 4Activate Freed from the Real's ability by paying , untapping Traveling Minister.
- 5Repeat.
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#6
Archangel of Thune + Crystalline Crawler + Traveling Minister + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifegainInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turnInfinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
- 1Activate Traveling Minister by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
- 2Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding .
- 4Activate Pemmin's Aura's ability by paying , untapping Traveling Minister.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Crystalline Crawler + Traveling Minister + Pemmin's Aura + The Destined White Mage
Infinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Activate Traveling Minister by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
- 2The Destined White Mage triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
- 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding .
- 4Activate Pemmin's Aura's ability by paying , untapping Traveling Minister.
- 5Repeat.
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#8
Archangel of Thune + Crystalline Crawler + Traveling Minister + Freed from the Real
Infinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifegainInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turnInfinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
- 1Activate Traveling Minister by tapping it, causing you to gain life.
- 2Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- 3Activate Crystalline Crawler ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding .
- 4Activate Freed from the Real's ability by paying , untapping Traveling Minister.
- 5Repeat.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlpaupercommanderdueltlr
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