Verdant Succession 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
Whenever a green nontoken creature dies, that creature's controller may search their library for a card with the same name as that creature, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
How it works : Verdant Succession
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the creature was only a creature as the result of an animation effect, its controller still gets to search for a card with the same name. For example, if an animated Still Life is put into a graveyard, its controller gets to search their library for a card named Still Life.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You can choose not to find the card.
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
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord + Verdant Succession + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite self-millNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another nontoken green Insect.
- 2When the Insect dies, Zask and Verdant Succession trigger.
- 3Resolve the Zask trigger, putting the Insect on the bottom of your library from your graveyard and causing you to mill two cards.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for that Insect and putting it onto the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
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#2
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord + Verdant Succession + Altar of Dementia
Infinite self-millNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite mill
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing another nontoken green Insect.
- 2When the Insect dies, Zask and Verdant Succession trigger.
- 3Resolve the Zask trigger, putting the Insect on the bottom of your library from your graveyard and causing you to mill two cards.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for that Insect and putting it onto the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 6Repeat.
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#3
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord + Verdant Succession + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite self-millNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken green Insect.
- 2When the Insect dies, Zask and Verdant Succession trigger.
- 3Resolve the Zask trigger, putting the Insect on the bottom of your library from your graveyard and causing you to mill two cards.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for that Insect and putting it onto the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
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#4
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord + Verdant Succession + Dross Hopper
Infinite self-millNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Dross Hopper by sacrificing another nontoken green Insect.
- 2The Insect dies, triggering Zask and Verdant Succession.
- 3Resolve the Zask trigger, putting the Insect on the bottom of your library from your graveyard and causing you to mill two cards.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for that Insect and putting it onto the battlefield.
- 5Resolve the Dross Hopper ability from step 1, giving it flying until end of turn.
- 6Repeat.
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#5
Verdant Succession + Worldspine Wurm + Altar of Dementia
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Worldspire Wurm.
- 2Worldspire Wurm dies, triggering itself and Verdant Succession.
- 3Resolve the Worldspire Wurm trigger, shuffling it into your library.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Worldspire Wurm, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Worldspire Wurm's power.
- 6Repeat.
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#6
Verdant Succession + Worldspine Wurm + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Worldspire Wurm, adding
. - 2Worldspire Wurm dies, triggering itself and Verdant Succession.
- 3Resolve the Worldspire Wurm trigger, shuffling it into your library.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Worldspire Wurm, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Verdant Succession + Mortuary + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a green nontoken creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Verdant Succession and Mortuary trigger.
- 3Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting the creature on top of your library from your graveyard.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, returning the creature from your library to the battlefield.
- 5Repeat.
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#8
Verdant Succession + God-Eternal Rhonas + Altar of Dementia
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing God-Eternal Rhonas.
- 2God-Eternal Rhonas dies, triggering itself and Verdant Succession.
- 3Resolve the God-Eternal Rhonas trigger, putting it into your library third from the top.
- 4Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for God-Eternal Rhonas, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
- 5God-Eternal Rhonas enters the battlefield, doubling the power of each other creature you control and giving them vigilance until end of turn.
- 6Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to God-Eternal Rhonas's power.
- 7Repeat.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredh
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