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Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — Vampire Warlock // InstantB
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Bloodline Recollector's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human RogueBG
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Chevill, Bane of Monsters's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Orc ArcherB
Both cards produce the same kind of effect (shared token subtype).
- Enchantment — AuraU
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Private Research's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — HumanBUW
Merieke Ri Berit temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- EnchantmentB
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Quest for the Gravelord's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Bequeathal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human KnightR
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North 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 Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Creature — Human Warrior VillainBG
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Kraven the Hunter's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — BolasBRU
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Creature — Human ShamanBR
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Lagomos, Hand of Hatred's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Rebel WarlockW
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 — Goblin WarriorR
Both cards produce the same kind of effect (shared token subtype).
- EnchantmentW
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Enduring Renewal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
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.
- Legendary Creature — Human KnightBU
Garland, Royal Kidnapper temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Artifact — EquipmentC
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Eater of Virtue's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentC
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Skullclamp's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Goblin NobleBR
Both cards produce the same kind of effect (shared token subtype).
- Enchantment — AuraU
Captivating Glance temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Creature — Avatar WizardBRU
Both cards produce the same kind of effect (shared token subtype).
- InstantB
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Malicious Affliction's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — DemonBR
The Beast, Deathless Prince temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
MTG Arena only
Synergies with cards played only on MTG Arena (including Arena rebalances). They aren't available in paper Magic.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — Orc ArcherB
Both cards produce the same kind of effect (shared token subtype).
- Legendary Creature — Bird MonkRUW
Blink engine: one card blinks creatures — once a turn, once a combat, or each time you pay — and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again on every blink. Real, repeatable value — never infinite on its own.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Public Enemy's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Ogre WarlockB
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Underbridge Warlock's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Elf WarlockBG
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Perennial Gravewarden's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Most Wanted's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Tiefling ClericB
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Death-Priest of Myrkul's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — DinosaurB
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Terrors of the Track's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Elf WarlockBG
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Shessra, Death's Whisper's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire KnightBW
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Arvad, Weatherlight Smuggler's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — VampireB
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Blood Artist's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentRW
Bolg of the North can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Bladehold Cleaver's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
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.
- SorceryR
Traumatic Prank temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- SorceryR
Incessant Provocation temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Bolg of the North sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Artifact Creature — Phyrexian ShapeshifterU
One-shot copy enabler: a card enters as a copy of another (Phantasmal Image, Body Double, Phyrexian Metamorph), firing the partner's substantive ETB once. Not a repeating chain — fires once on entry — but valuable when the partner's ETB is combo-grade (graveyard reanimator, mana doubler, etc.).
- 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.
- Enchantment Creature — NightmareB
Fear of Ridicule creates token copies, feeding Bolg of the North's ETB or copy payoff.
- Creature — InsectG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human ClericUW
Niambi, Beloved Protector returns creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield, re-firing Bolg of the North's enter-the-battlefield effect.
- Creature — Elf DruidGRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
Misty Mountains Raider4RCreature — Goblin SoldierR
Goblin Plate Mail1B/RArtifact — EquipmentBR
Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted3BRLegendary Creature — Goblin NobleBR
Hivespine Wolverine3GGCreature — Elemental WolverineG
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede4GLegendary Creature — BeastGR
Invasion of Muraganda // Primordial Plasm4GBattle — Siege // Creature — OozeG
Down, Down to Goblin-town2BEnchantment — SagaB
Wolf of Devil's Breach3RRCreature — Elemental WolfR
Raging Swordtooth3RGCreature — DinosaurGR
Territorial Aetherkite4RRCreature — Cat DragonR
Village Pillagers3RRCreature — Goblin WarriorR
Will Riker, Assuming Command4WLegendary Creature — Human OfficerW