Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 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 another legendary permanent you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Yoshimaru. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
How it works : Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Loran, Disciple of History + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful + Isamaru, Hound of Konda + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
- 1Activate Lotus Pedal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - 2Cast Isamaru either from your hand or from the command zone by paying and commander tax, if applicable.
- 3Isamaru enters the battlefield, triggering Loran and Cloudstone Curio.
- 4Resolve the Loran trigger, returning Lotus Petal from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Yoshimaru from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Cast Lotus Petal by paying
. - 7Activate Lotus Pedal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 8Cast Yoshimaru by paying .
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Loran, Disciple of History + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful + Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
- 1Activate Lotus Pedal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 2Cast Kytheon either from your hand or from the command zone by paying and commander tax, if applicable.
- 3Kytheon enters the battlefield, triggering Loran and Cloudstone Curio.
- 4Resolve the Loran trigger, returning Lotus Petal from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Yoshimaru from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Cast Lotus Petal by paying .
- 7Activate Lotus Pedal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 8Cast Yoshimaru by paying .
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#3
Jedit Ojanen, Mercenary + Cloudstone Curio + Earthcraft + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm countInfinite tapped creature tokens
- 1Activate a basic Plains and a basic Forest you control by tapping them, adding
. - 2Cast Yoshimaru by paying .
- 3Yoshimaru enters the battlefield, triggering Jedit Ojanen and Cloudstone Curio.
- 4Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, choosing not to return anything from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Jedit Ojanen trigger, causing you to pay to create a 2/2 Cat Warrior creature token.
- 6The Cat Warrior enters the battlefield, triggering Cloudstone Curio.
- 7Holding priority, activate Earthcraft twice by tapping the Cat Warrior token and Yoshimaru, untapping a basic Forest and a basic Plains.
- 8Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Yoshimaru from the battlefield to your hand.
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#4
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful + Leyline of Singularity + Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
- 2Animation Module triggers, causing you pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token. - 3The Servo token enters the battlefield triggering Yoshimaru, putting a +1/+1 counter on Yoshimaru.
- 4Animation Module triggers.
- 5Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo token, adding
. - 6Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay to create a 1/1 Servo creature token.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#5
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful + Leyline of Singularity + Animation Module + Krark-Clan Ironworks
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
- 1Put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
- 2Animation Module triggers, causing you pay to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 3The Servo token enters the battlefield triggering Yoshimaru, putting a +1/+1 counter on Yoshimaru.
- 4Animation Module triggers.
- 5Holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the Servo token, adding .
- 6Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay to create a 1/1 Servo creature token.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#6
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful + Skyfire Phoenix + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Skyfire Phoenix, adding .
- 2Cast Rograkh either from your hand or from the command zone by paying plus commander tax, if applicable.
- 3Skyfire Phoenix triggers, returning itself to the battlefield from your graveyard.
- 4When Skyfire Phoenix enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Yoshimaru to your hand from the battlefield.
- 5When Rograkh enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
- 6Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Skyfire Phoenix, adding one mana of any color.
- 7Cast Yoshimaru by paying
. - 8Skyfire Phoenix triggers, returning itself to the battlefield from your graveyard.
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Legal formats
legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerdueltlr
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