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 Noble VillainB
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- Legendary Creature — Human RogueBG
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Chevill, Bane of Monsters's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — MinscGR
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Vampire Warlock // InstantB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bloodline Recollector's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — ChandraR
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- Legendary EnchantmentB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling The Meathook Massacre's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire AssassinB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Mari, the Killing Quill's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Quest for the Gravelord's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human WarlockBRU
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
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bequeathal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Warrior VillainBG
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Kraven the Hunter's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human SamuraiB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Toshiro Umezawa's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Rebel WarlockW
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.
- InstantB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Malicious Affliction's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentW
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Enduring Renewal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie ElfBG
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Glissa, the Traitor's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentC
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Skullclamp's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Merfolk ScoutBG
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
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Lagomos, Hand of Hatred's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — DemonB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Ob Nixilis, Unshackled's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Astartes WarriorBW
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Assault Intercessor's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- 3BRLegendary Planeswalker — SifaBR
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Sifa Grent's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraR
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Sticky Fingers's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Human RogueU
Blink pair: one card can blink creatures repeatedly, and the other's ETB rewards every re-entry. Free-running only when the blink is free or refunded (Deadeye + Drake class); otherwise a repeatable value engine.
- 1WUCreature — SpiritUW
Blink pair: one card can blink creatures repeatedly, and the other's ETB rewards every re-entry. Free-running only when the blink is free or refunded (Deadeye + Drake class); otherwise a repeatable value engine.
MTG Arena only
Synergies with cards played only on MTG Arena (including Arena rebalances). They aren't available in paper Magic.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — Human MonkR
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- Legendary Creature — Bird MonkRUW
Blink pair: one card can blink creatures repeatedly, and the other's ETB rewards every re-entry. Free-running only when the blink is free or refunded (Deadeye + Drake class); otherwise a repeatable value engine.
- Legendary Planeswalker — MinscGR
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Public Enemy's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Ogre WarlockB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Underbridge Warlock's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Vampire SoldierB
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.
- Creature — Elf WarlockBG
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Perennial Gravewarden's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Most Wanted's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — DinosaurB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Terrors of the Track's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Tiefling ClericB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Death-Priest of Myrkul's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — VampireB
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Blood Artist's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire KnightBW
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Arvad, Weatherlight Smuggler's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentRW
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bladehold Cleaver's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
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.
- 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.).
- Legendary Creature — Human Elf WarlockBG
Hapatra, the Desert Fang produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Shessra, Death's Whisper's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- ArtifactG
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- Enchantment Creature — NightmareB
Fear of Ridicule creates token copies, feeding Hapatra, the Desert Fang's ETB or copy payoff.
- Creature — Bat ClericB
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — HumanC
Ominous Traveler bounces a permanent, enabling Hapatra, the Desert Fang's recast / spell-cast trigger.
- EnchantmentG
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 — InsectG
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.
- Creature — Frog DruidBG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
Cultbrand Cinder4B/RCreature — Elemental ShamanBR
Skinrender2BBCreature — Phyrexian ZombieB
Pith Driller4B/PArtifact Creature — Phyrexian HorrorB
Soul Snuffers2BBCreature — Elemental ShamanB
Dread Tiller1BGArtifact Creature — ScarecrowBG
Emptiness4W/BW/BCreature — Elemental IncarnationBW
Gwyllion Hedge-Mage2W/BCreature — Hag WizardBW
Banewhip Punisher2BCreature — Human WarriorB
The Reaper, King No More2/B2/R2/GLegendary Artifact Creature — ScarecrowBGR
Spitting Dilophosaurus2BCreature — DinosaurB
Cartouche of Ambition2BEnchantment — Aura CartoucheB
Persistent Constrictor4BCreature — Zombie SnakeB