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Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — Bat ClericB
Lifegain pair: one card gains life while the other rewards lifegain. They reinforce each other in a lifegain deck.
- Legendary Creature — Human DoctorW
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Legendary Creature — GodRU
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Legendary Planeswalker — TeferiU
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- EnchantmentB
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Artifact Creature — Vedalken WizardBUW
One-directional refresh: one card can untap permanents the other wants to reuse. Not self-sustaining on its own — the untapper has to keep showing up.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire AngelBW
Lifegain pair: one card gains life while the other rewards lifegain. They reinforce each other in a lifegain deck.
- EnchantmentU
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Creature — KrakenU
One-directional refresh: one card can untap permanents the other wants to reuse. Not self-sustaining on its own — the untapper has to keep showing up.
- Kindred Artifact — Shaman EquipmentC
Untap loop: each side can untap what the other taps — a genuine mutual refresh engine.
- EnchantmentG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Klingon AdvisorB
Recursion engine: one card can reanimate repeatedly (an activated ability, or a return that comes back once a turn), and the other is a creature worth bringing back again and again — or a creature you recast from your graveyard beside a sacrifice outlet that doesn't pay for the recast. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- EnchantmentB
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — HumanBUW
Merieke Ri Berit temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Ayara, First of Locthwain sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary EnchantmentB
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human NobleUW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human KnightR
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Ayara, First of Locthwain sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Creature — Human WarlockBRU
Edea, Possessed Sorceress temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Ayara, First of Locthwain sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Planeswalker — GarrukG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Snake Wizard SorcererBGU
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Insect // Legendary Planeswalker — GristBG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — ZombieBR
Recursion engine: one card can reanimate repeatedly (an activated ability, or a return that comes back once a turn), and the other is a creature worth bringing back again and again — or a creature you recast from your graveyard beside a sacrifice outlet that doesn't pay for the recast. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- Creature — Elf ScoutG
Copperhorn Scout untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Ayara, First of Locthwain's tap activation.
- Creature — HydraG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human NobleRW
Copy engine: one card makes copies of a creature — once a turn, or once for each time you pay its cost — and each copy pays off: the creature's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again, or the hasty copy uses its tap ability. Real, repeatable value — every copy has its turn or its price, so it never goes infinite on its own.
MTG Arena only
Synergies with cards played only on MTG Arena (including Arena rebalances). They aren't available in paper Magic.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- EnchantmentG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Bat ClericB
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human NobleGRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human AssassinG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Frog DruidBG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Human MonkR
Copy engine: one card makes copies of a creature — once a turn, or once for each time you pay its cost — and each copy pays off: the creature's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again, or the hasty copy uses its tap ability. Real, repeatable value — every copy has its turn or its price, so it never goes infinite on its own.
- Creature — InsectG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Insect AngelW
Recursion engine: one card can reanimate repeatedly (an activated ability, or a return that comes back once a turn), and the other is a creature worth bringing back again and again — or a creature you recast from your graveyard beside a sacrifice outlet that doesn't pay for the recast. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- Creature — Elf DruidGRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- EnchantmentUW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Human ClericW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Frog ScoutGU
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Human SoldierW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Merfolk WizardGU
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Bird ScoutW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human ClericBW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- SorceryR
Traumatic Prank temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Ayara, First of Locthwain sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot OctopusBU
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Human DruidG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Elf DruidW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- SorceryR
Incessant Provocation temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Ayara, First of Locthwain sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Artifact — EquipmentGW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Human CitizenR
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Human NobleRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Creature — BirdU
A-Alrund, God of the Cosmos bounces a permanent, enabling Ayara, First of Locthwain's recast / spell-cast trigger.
Zimone and DinaBGULegendary Creature — Human DryadBGU
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor1WBLegendary Creature — Human AdvisorBW
Wispdrinker Vampire2WBCreature — Vampire RogueBW
Corpse KnightWBCreature — Zombie KnightBW
Priest of Forgotten Gods1BCreature — Human ClericB
Pactdoll Terror3BArtifact Creature — ToyB
Kalastria Healer1BCreature — Vampire Cleric AllyB
Wayward ServantWBCreature — ZombieBW
Flayer Drone1BRCreature — Eldrazi DroneBR
Grim Guardian2BEnchantment Creature — ZombieB
Retreat to Hagra2BEnchantmentB
Skymarch Bloodletter2BCreature — Vampire SoldierB