Format legality is set when the card releases on Oct 2, 2026. It will be legal in Standard at release.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Legendary Creature — Human RogueBG
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Chevill, Bane of Monsters's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — MinscGR
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Vampire Warlock // InstantB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bloodline Recollector's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Cleric RebelRW
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- Legendary EnchantmentB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling The Meathook Massacre's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire AssassinB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Mari, the Killing Quill's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Quest for the Gravelord's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — ZombieB
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bequeathal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Warrior VillainBG
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Kraven the Hunter's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — ZombieBR
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- Legendary Creature — Human SamuraiB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Toshiro Umezawa's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- InstantB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Malicious Affliction's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Drix WarlockB
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- EnchantmentW
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Enduring Renewal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie ElfBG
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Glissa, the Traitor's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Cleric // Legendary Planeswalker — LilianaB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Liliana, Heretical Healer's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentC
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Skullclamp's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Moonfolk WizardUW
Recursion engine: one card can reanimate repeatedly (an activated ability), and the other is a creature worth bringing back again and again. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- Legendary Creature — Human ShamanBR
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Lagomos, Hand of Hatred's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — DemonB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Ob Nixilis, Unshackled's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Astartes WarriorBW
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Assault Intercessor's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Human WarriorB
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- 3BRLegendary Planeswalker — SifaBR
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Sifa Grent's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Zombie HorrorU
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
MTG Arena only
Synergies with cards played only on MTG Arena (including Arena rebalances). They aren't available in paper Magic.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Legendary Planeswalker — MinscGR
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Public Enemy's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Ogre WarlockB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Underbridge Warlock's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact Creature — Equipment PhoenixR
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Forgeborn Phoenix's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Elf WarlockBG
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Perennial Gravewarden's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Most Wanted's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — DinosaurB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Terrors of the Track's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Tiefling ClericB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Death-Priest of Myrkul's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — VampireB
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Blood Artist's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire KnightBW
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Arvad, Weatherlight Smuggler's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentRW
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bladehold Cleaver's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Elf WarlockBG
Ajani's Anguish produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Shessra, Death's Whisper's death-trigger or removal payoff.
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