Underworld Hermit 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, create a number of 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens equal to your devotion to black. (Eachin the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
How it works : Underworld Hermit
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Colorless and generic mana symbols (
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, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If you put an Aura on an opponent's permanent, you still control the Aura, and mana symbols in its mana cost count towards your devotion.
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
Whisper, Blood Liturgist + Necrotic Ooze + Black Carriage + Underworld Hermit
Infinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1During your upkeep, activate Necrotic Ooze using Whisper's ability by tapping it and sacrificing two other creatures, returning Underworld Hermit from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 2When Underworld Hermit enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Activate Necrotic Ooze using Black Carriage's ability by sacrificing Underworld Hermit, untapping Necrotic Ooze.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Cloudstone Curio + Phyrexian Altar + Underworld Hermit
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Cast Underworld Hermit by paying
. - 2When Underworld Hermit enters the battlefield, it and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 3Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, choosing to return nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 4Resolve the Underworld Hermit trigger, creating a number of 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens equal to your devotion to black.
- 5When the Squirrels enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times.
- 6Resolve the first Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Underworld Hermit to your hand from the battlefield.
- 7Resolve all remaining Cloudstone Curio triggers, choosing to return nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 8Activate Phyrexian Altar six times by sacrificing six Squirrels, adding .
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#3
Ashnod the Uncaring + Akul the Unrepentant + Cloudstone Curio + Underworld Hermit
Infinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Akul the Unrepentant by sacrificing three creatures.
- 2Ashnod the Uncaring triggers, copying Akul the Unrepentant's ability.
- 3Resolve the copy of Akul the Unrepentant's ability, putting Underworld Hermit from your hand onto the battlefield.
- 4When Underworld Hermit enters the battlefield, it and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
- 5Resolve the Underworld Hermit trigger, creating a number of 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens equal to your devotion to black.
- 6When the Squirrels enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 7Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger from step 4, returning Akul the Unrepentant from the battlefield to your hand.
- 8Resolve Akul the Unrepentant's ability from step 1, putting it onto the battlefield from your hand.
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#4
Time Sieve + Mycosynth Lattice + Delina, Wild Mage + Underworld Hermit
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Declare Delina as an attacker.
- 2Delina triggers, creating at least one token copy of Underworld Hermit with haste.
- 3When the Underworld Hermit token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 4Activate Time Sieve by tapping it, sacrificing the Underworld Hermit token and the Squirrel tokens, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Repeat each turn.
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#5
Time Sieve + Mycosynth Lattice + Helm of the Host + Underworld Hermit
Infinite turnsLock
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Helm of the Host triggers, creating at least one token copy of Underworld Hermit with haste.
- 2When the Underworld Hermit token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Activate Time Sieve by tapping it, sacrificing the Underworld Hermit token and the Squirrel tokens, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 4Repeat each turn.
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#6
Time Sieve + Encroaching Mycosynth + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Underworld Hermit
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Underworld Hermit with haste.
- 2When the Underworld Hermit token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Activate Time Sieve by tapping it, sacrificing the Underworld Hermit token and the Squirrel tokens, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 4Repeat each turn.
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#7
Time Sieve + Encroaching Mycosynth + Delina, Wild Mage + Underworld Hermit
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Declare Delina as an attacker.
- 2Delina triggers, creating at least one token copy of Underworld Hermit with haste.
- 3When the Underworld Hermit token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 4Activate Time Sieve by tapping it, sacrificing the Underworld Hermit token and the Squirrel tokens, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Repeat each turn.
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#8
Time Sieve + Mycosynth Lattice + Rionya, Fire Dancer + Underworld Hermit
Infinite turnsLock
- 1At the beginning of your combat phase, Rionya triggers, creating at least one token copy of Underworld Hermit with haste.
- 2When the Underworld Hermit token enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least four 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
- 3Activate Time Sieve by tapping it, sacrificing the Underworld Hermit token and the Squirrel tokens, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 4Repeat each turn.
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Legal formats
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