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Unholy IndentureHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Core Set 2020· July 12, 2019
Carte Magic Unholy Indenture

Unholy Indenture 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

Enchant creature When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control with a +1/+1 counter on it.

How it works : Unholy Indenture

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Once Unholy Indenture returns the creature, it’s considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras that were attached to it won’t return to the battlefield (including Unholy Indenture itself). Equipment that was attached to it will remain unattached. Any counters that were on it won’t be put on the new creature.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    You control the returned creature, regardless of who controlled it before it died.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    If the returned creature enters with any other counters, it enters with those counters plus an additional +1/+1 counter.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    If Unholy Indenture enchants a token, it won’t be returned to the battlefield when it dies.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    If multiple players each control an Unholy Indenture attached to one creature, the player who will control the returned creature is the last player in turn order from the player whose turn it is at the time the creature dies. In a two-player game, this means the player whose turn it is not. In a multiplayer game, this means the player closest to the right of the player whose turn it is.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, the creature you control from Unholy Indenture’s effect is exiled.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Sun Titan
+Unholy Indenture
+Bartolomé del Presidio
#1

Sun Titan + Unholy Indenture + Bartolomé del Presidio

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Viscera Seer
+Unholy Indenture
#2

Sun Titan + Viscera Seer + Unholy Indenture

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Ashnod's Altar
+Unholy Indenture
#3

Sun Titan + Ashnod's Altar + Unholy Indenture

Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Repeat.
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
+Unholy Indenture
+Bartolomé del Presidio
#4

Danitha, Benalia's Hope + Unholy Indenture + Bartolomé del Presidio

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Danitha.
  2. 2When Danitha dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Danitha from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  3. 3When Danitha enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Danitha.
  4. 4Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. 5Repeat.
Brotherhood Outcast
+Unholy Indenture
+Bartolomé del Presidio
#5

Brotherhood Outcast + Unholy Indenture + Bartolomé del Presidio

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Brotherhood Outcast.
  2. 2When Brotherhood Outcast dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Brotherhood Outcast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Brotherhood Outcast enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Brotherhood Outcast.
  4. 4Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Altar of Dementia
+Unholy Indenture
#6

Sun Titan + Altar of Dementia + Unholy Indenture

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
  1. 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Phyrexian Altar
+Unholy Indenture
#7

Sun Titan + Phyrexian Altar + Unholy Indenture

Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Repeat.
Sun Titan
+Carrion Feeder
+Unholy Indenture
#8

Sun Titan + Carrion Feeder + Unholy Indenture

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Sun Titan.
  2. 2When Sun Titan dies, Unholy Indenture triggers, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. 3When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, returning Unholy Indenture from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to Sun Titan.
  4. 4Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
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Legal formats

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