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- Legendary Creature — Human RogueBG
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Chevill, Bane of Monsters's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — MinscGR
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Vampire Warlock // InstantB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bloodline Recollector's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary EnchantmentB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling The Meathook Massacre's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Human WizardG
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 AssassinB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Mari, the Killing Quill's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
Path of Mettle 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
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bequeathal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Warrior VillainBG
Path of Mettle 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
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Toshiro Umezawa's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- InstantB
Path of Mettle 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.
- SorceryR
Fiery Gambit untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Path of Mettle's tap activation.
- EnchantmentW
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Enduring Renewal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie ElfBG
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Glissa, the Traitor's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Cleric // Legendary Planeswalker — LilianaB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Liliana, Heretical Healer's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentC
Path of Mettle 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
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Lagomos, Hand of Hatred's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — DemonB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Ob Nixilis, Unshackled's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- ArtifactC
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.
- Creature — Astartes WarriorBW
Path of Mettle 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.
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
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Public Enemy's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Ogre WarlockB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Underbridge Warlock's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact Creature — Equipment PhoenixR
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Forgeborn Phoenix's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Elf WarlockBG
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Perennial Gravewarden's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Most Wanted's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — DinosaurB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Terrors of the Track's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Tiefling ClericB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Death-Priest of Myrkul's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — VampireB
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Blood Artist's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire KnightBW
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Arvad, Weatherlight Smuggler's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentRW
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bladehold Cleaver's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Elf WarlockBG
Path of Mettle produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Shessra, Death's Whisper's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Bat ClericB
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Creature — Mouse WarriorRW
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Elephant ArtificerW
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Zombie WizardB
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — DemonR
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Dinosaur PirateR
Mana loop: net-positive mana cycle between the two cards.
- Creature — Minotaur ShamanR
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Creature — DinosaurR
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Enchantment Creature — Fish IllusionU
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human Noble SoldierRW
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Artifact — Book EquipmentU
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
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