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Tribal ForcemageHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Legions· February 3, 2003
Carte Magic Tribal Forcemage

Tribal Forcemage 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

Morph {1}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, creatures of the creature type of your choice get +2/+2 and gain trample until end of turn.

How it works : Tribal Forcemage

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.

    Card named in this ruling

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Yedora, Grave Gardener
+Tribal Forcemage
+Ashnod's Altar
#1

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Tribal Forcemage + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite landfall triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Tribal Forcemage, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2Tribal Forcemage dies, triggering Yedora, returning Tribal Forcemage to the battlefield face down as a Forest land with no other types or abilities.
  3. 3Activate Tribal Forcemage by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. 4Activate Tribal Forcemage's megamorph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. 5Tribal Forcemage triggers, giving all creatures you control of a chosen creature type +2/+2 and trample until end of turn.
  6. 6Repeat.
Yedora, Grave Gardener
+Phyrexian Altar
+Tribal Forcemage
#2

Yedora, Grave Gardener + Phyrexian Altar + Tribal Forcemage

Infinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature LTBInfinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Tribal Forcemage, adding {1}.
  2. 2When Tribal Forcemage dies, Yedora triggers, returning Tribal Forcemage from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. 3Activate Tribal Forcemage by tapping it, adding {G}.
  4. 4Activate Tribal Forcemage's morph ability by paying {1}{G}, turning it face up.
  5. 5Tribal Forcemage triggers, giving creatures of a chosen creature type +2/+2 and trample until end of turn.
  6. 6Repeat.

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Legal formats

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