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Words of WildingHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Onslaught· October 7, 2002
Carte Magic Words of Wilding

Words of Wilding 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

{1}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, create a 2/2 green Bear creature token instead.

How it works : Words of Wilding

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If multiple Words have been used prior to drawing a card, then you can choose which one to apply (and use up) each time you draw a card.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Words of Wilding
+Fecundity
+Ashnod's Altar
#1

Words of Wilding + Fecundity + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2The creature dies, triggering Fecundity.
  3. 3Holding priority, activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}, causing you to create a 2/2 Bear creature token the next time you would draw a card this turn.
  4. 4Resolve the Fecundity trigger, creating a 2/2 Bear creature token.
  5. 5Repeat.
Words of Wilding
+Fecundity
+Phyrexian Altar
#2

Words of Wilding + Fecundity + Phyrexian Altar

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature, adding {1}.
  2. 2The creature dies, triggering Fecundity.
  3. 3Holding priority, activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}, causing you to create a 2/2 Bear creature token the next time you would draw a card this turn.
  4. 4Resolve the Fecundity trigger, creating a 2/2 Bear creature token.
  5. 5Repeat.
Words of Wilding
+Ashnod's Altar
+Mentor of the Meek
#3

Words of Wilding + Ashnod's Altar + Mentor of the Meek

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Words of Wilding.
  2. 2The next time you would draw a card, create a 2/2 bear token.
  3. 3Mentor of the Meek triggers.
  4. 4Sacrifice the bear to Ashnod's Altar for {C}{C}.
  5. 5Before Mentor of the Meek resolves, activate Words of Wilding, replacing your next draw with the creation of a 2/2 bear.
  6. 6Repeat for infinite ETB and LTB.
Words of Wilding
+Moldervine Reclamation
+Ashnod's Altar
#4

Words of Wilding + Moldervine Reclamation + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2The creature dies, triggering Moldervine Reclamation.
  3. 3Holding priority, activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}, causing you to create a 2/2 Bear creature token the next time you would draw a card this turn.
  4. 4Resolve the Moldervine Reclamation trigger, creating a 2/2 Bear creature token and causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. 5Repeat.
Words of Wilding
+Mana Echoes
+Mentor of the Meek
#5

Words of Wilding + Mana Echoes + Mentor of the Meek

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Activate Words of Wilding.
  2. 2The next time you would draw a card, create a 2/2 bear token.
  3. 3Mana Echoes and Mentor of the Meek trigger.
  4. 4Allow Mana Echoes to resolve first, adding {C} for each bear you control.
  5. 5Before Mentor of the Meek resolves, activate Words of Wilding, replacing your next draw with the creation of a 2/2 bear.
  6. 6Repeat for infinite bears and colorless mana.
Words of Wilding
+Greater Good
+Cryptolith Rite
+Concordant Crossroads
#6

Words of Wilding + Greater Good + Cryptolith Rite + Concordant Crossroads

Infinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite colored manaInfinite creature tokens with haste
  1. 1On your upkeep, activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}.
  2. 2On your draw step, create two Bear tokens.
  3. 3Activate two Bear tokens by tapping itself, adding one mana of any color.
  4. 4Activate World of Wilding by paying {2}.
  5. 5Activate Greater Good by sacrificing a Bear token, creating four Bear tokens and discarding three cards.
  6. 6Activate two Bear tokens by tapping those, adding two mana of any colors.
  7. 7Repeat from step 4.
Words of Wilding
+Liliana, Dreadhorde General
+Ashnod's Altar
#7

Words of Wilding + Liliana, Dreadhorde General + Ashnod's Altar

Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. 2The creature dies, triggering Liliana.
  3. 3Holding priority, activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}, causing you to create a 2/2 Bear creature token the next time you would draw a card this turn.
  4. 4Resolve the Liliana trigger, creating a 2/2 Bear creature token.
  5. 5Repeat.
Words of Wilding
+Greater Good
+Cryptolith Rite
+Concordant Crossroads
#8

Words of Wilding + Greater Good + Cryptolith Rite + Concordant Crossroads

Infinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite colored manaInfinite creature tokens with haste
  1. 1On your upkeep, activate Words of Wilding by paying {1}.
  2. 2On your draw step, create two Bear tokens.
  3. 3Activate two Bear tokens by tapping itself, adding one mana of any color.
  4. 4Activate World of Wilding by paying {2}.
  5. 5Activate Greater Good by sacrificing a Bear token, creating four Bear tokens and discarding three cards.
  6. 6Activate two Bear tokens by tapping those, adding two mana of any colors.
  7. 7Repeat from step 4.

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