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Core31FT Power
EDH31FT Power
1v131FT Power
  • destroy-removal
  • etb-trigger
  • interaction
  • removal
standardNot legal
pioneerLegal
modernLegal
legacyLegal
vintageLegal
commanderLegal
pauperNot legal
brawlNot legal
15 more formats
alchemyNot legal
competitivebrawlNot legal
duelLegal
futureNot legal
gladiatorNot legal
historicNot legal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschoolNot legal
paupercommanderNot legal
pennyLegal
predhNot legal
premodernNot legal
standardbrawlNot legal
timelessNot legal
tlrNot legal
First printed in Magic 2014 (2013)
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Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative

  • Legendary Creature — HumanBUW

    Merieke Ri Berit temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary Creature — Human KnightR

    Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon 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 Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary Planeswalker — BolasBRU

    Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • 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.

  • 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 Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Enchantment — AuraU

    Captivating Glance temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary Creature — DemonBR

    The Beast, Deathless Prince temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • SorceryBR

    The Nipton Lottery temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Enchantment — SagaR

    The Wrath of Khan temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • 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.

  • Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — SpiritB

    Tribute to Horobi temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Enchantment — SagaGU

    Vault 87: Forced Evolution temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Creature — Spirit // Enchantment — AuraU

    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.).

  • Creature — HorrorB

    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 — DemonB

    The Wretched temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Creature — EldraziC

    Flayer of Loyalties temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • SorceryR

    Claim the Firstborn temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary Planeswalker — AngrathBR

    Angrath, the Flame-Chained temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary ArtifactR

    Loki's Scepter temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Enchantment — SagaBRU

    In the Darkness Bind Them temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary Planeswalker — DihadaBRU

    Geyadrone Dihada temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary Creature — God Sorcerer VillainR

    Loki, God of Lies temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Shadowborn Demon sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.

  • Legendary Creature — Trill AdvisorW

    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.).