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Worldgorger DragonHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 6 min read· Dominaria Remastered· January 13, 2023
Carte Magic Worldgorger Dragon

Worldgorger Dragon 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

Flying, trample When this creature enters, exile all other permanents you control. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.

How it works : Worldgorger Dragon

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield before its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves, the "leaves-the-battlefield" ability will trigger and resolve first. It won't return anything. Then the enters-the-battlefield ability will exile all other permanents you control indefinitely.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If an Aura is exiled with Worldgorger Dragon and then returns to the battlefield, the player who controls the Aura as it enters the battlefield chooses what it will enchant. An Aura put onto the battlefield this way doesn't target anything (so it could be attached to an opponent's permanent with hexproof, for example), but the Aura's enchant ability restricts what it can be attached to. If the Aura can't legally be attached to anything, it stays exiled. It can't enter the battlefield enchanting a permanent that enters the battlefield at the same time.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Worldgorger Dragon
+Animate Dead
#1

Worldgorger Dragon + Animate Dead

Infinite death triggersInfinite blinking of permanentsInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
  1. 1Cast Animate Dead by paying {1}{B}.
  2. 2Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Worldgorger Dragon from your graveyard to the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
  3. 3Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, exiling all other permanents you control.
  4. 4Animate Dead triggers, sacrificing Worldgorger Dragon.
  5. 5Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield, returning all permanents exiled by it to the battlefield.
  6. 6Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Worldgorger Dragon from your graveyard to the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
  7. 7Holding priority, activate all lands you control by tapping those, adding manas of any colors those lands can produce.
  8. 8Repeat.
Worldgorger Dragon
+Necromancy
#2

Worldgorger Dragon + Necromancy

Infinite death triggersInfinite blinking of permanentsInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
  1. 1Cast Necromancy by paying {2}{B}.
  2. 2Necromancy enters the battlefield, returning Worldgorger Dragon from your graveyard to the battlefield attached with Necromancy.
  3. 3Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, exiling all other permanents you control.
  4. 4Necromancy triggers, sacrificing Worldgorger Dragon.
  5. 5Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield, returning all permanents exiled by it to the battlefield.
  6. 6Necromancy enters the battlefield, returning Worldgorger Dragon from your graveyard to the battlefield attached with Necromancy.
  7. 7Holding priority, activate all lands you control by tapping those, adding manas of any colors those lands can produce.
  8. 8Repeat.
Worldgorger Dragon
+Dance of the Dead
#3

Worldgorger Dragon + Dance of the Dead

Infinite death triggersInfinite blinking of permanentsInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless mana
  1. 1Cast Dance of the Dead by paying {1}{B}.
  2. 2Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Worldgorger Dragon from your graveyard to the battlefield attached with Dance of the Dead.
  3. 3Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, exiling all other permanents you control.
  4. 4Dance of the Dead triggers, sacrificing Worldgorger Dragon.
  5. 5Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield, returning all permanents exiled by it to the battlefield.
  6. 6Dance of the Dead enters the battlefield, returning Worldgorger Dragon from your graveyard to the battlefield attached with Dance of the Dead.
  7. 7Holding priority, activate all lands you control by tapping those, adding manas of any colors those lands can produce.
  8. 8Repeat.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
+Worldgorger Dragon
#4

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm + Worldgorger Dragon

Infinite blinking of permanentsInfinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Worldgorger Dragon by paying {3}{R}{R}{R}.
  2. 2Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, triggering its first ability and Miirym.
  3. 3Holding priority, you may activate all mana-producing permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}.
  4. 4Resolve the Miirym trigger, creating a token copy of Worldgorger Dragon.
  5. 5The Worldgorger Dragon token enters the battlefield, exiling all other permanents you control.
  6. 6The nontoken Worldgorger Dragon's second ability triggers, returning nothing to the battlefield.
  7. 7Resolve the nontoken Worldgorger Dragon's first ability from step 2, exiling all other permanents you control.
  8. 8The token Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield, returning all cards exiled with it to the battlefield from exile.
Flameshadow Conjuring
+Worldgorger Dragon
#5

Flameshadow Conjuring + Worldgorger Dragon

Infinite blinking of permanentsInfinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Worldgorger Dragon by paying {3}{R}{R}{R}.
  2. 2Holding priority, activate all mana-producing permanents you control, adding at least {1}{R}.
  3. 3Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, triggering Flameshadow Conjuring and Worldgorger Dragon.
  4. 4Resolve the Flameshadow Conjuring trigger, causing you to pay {R} to create a token copy of Worldgorger Dragon.
  5. 5The Worldgorger Dragon token enters the battlefield, exiling all other permanents you control.
  6. 6Resolve the Worldgorger Dragon trigger from step 2, exiling all other permanents you control.
  7. 7The Worldgorger Dragon token leaves the battlefield, causing all permanents you control to be returned to the battlefield from exile.
  8. 8The nontoken Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, triggering Flameshadow Conjuring and Worldgorger Dragon.
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
+Worldgorger Dragon
#6

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Worldgorger Dragon

Infinite blinking of permanentsInfinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Worldgorger Dragon by paying {3}{R}{R}{R}.
  2. 2Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, triggering its first ability.
  3. 3Holding priority, activate any number of lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}.
  4. 4Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Worldgorger Dragon.
  5. 5The token Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, triggering its first ability, exiling all other permanents you control.
  6. 6The nontoken Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield, triggering its second ability, returning nothing from exile to the battlefield.
  7. 7Resolve the Worldgorger Dragon trigger from step 2, exiling the token Worldgorger Dragon.
  8. 8The token Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield, triggering its second ability, returning all permanents exiled with it to the battlefield.
Worldgorger Dragon
+Molten Echoes
#7

Worldgorger Dragon + Molten Echoes

Infinite blinking of permanentsInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Worldgorger Dragon, triggering Molten Echoes and Worldgorger Dragon's ETBs; stack the triggers to resolve in that order.
  2. 2Resolve Molten Echoes' trigger, creating a token copy of Worldgorger Dragon and triggering its ETB.
  3. 3Float as much mana as you want in response to the token's ETB trigger.
  4. 4The token's effect resolves, exiling everything else you control, including the original Worldgorger Dragon.
  5. 5Resolve the original Worldgorger Dragon's LTB with no effect, then resolve the ETB trigger of the original Worldgorger Dragon, exiling the token copy.
  6. 6Resolve token Worldgorger Dragon's LTB trigger, returning everything it exiled to the battlefield under your control.
  7. 7Name Dragons as Molten Echoes enters the battlefield.
  8. 8Repeat the loop from the top for infinite mana.
Worldgorger Dragon
+Worldfire
#8

Worldgorger Dragon + Worldfire

Exile all cards in hands and graveyardsExile all permanents opponents controlNear-infinite lifeloss for all playersSet all life totals to 1
  1. 1Cast Worldgorger Dragon by paying {3}{R}{R}{R}.
  2. 2Worldgorger Dragon enters the battlefield, exiling all other permanents you control.
  3. 3Cast Worldfire by paying {6}{R}{R}{R}, exiling all permanents, all cards in all hands and graveyards, and setting each player's life total to one.
  4. 4Worldgorger Dragon leaves the battlefield, returning all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under your control.
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