Format legality is set when the card releases on Nov 9, 2026.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Legendary Creature — HumanBUW
Merieke Ri Berit temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Captivating Glance temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Planeswalker — BolasBRU
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned 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 Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned 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 Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- EnchantmentB
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 Planeswalker — ChandraR
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.
- Legendary Creature — Human KnightBU
Garland, Royal Kidnapper temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- SorceryBR
The Nipton Lottery temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned 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. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- Legendary Creature — DemonBR
The Beast, Deathless Prince temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Creature — Human AvatarG
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.
- 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. 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 Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Creature — Human God HeroUW
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.
- Creature — Human CitizenG
Both cards trigger when a permanent is sacrificed — they fire together.
- Enchantment — SagaGU
Vault 87: Forced Evolution temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Enchantment Creature — GodU
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.
- Legendary Artifact — Infinity StoneW
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.
- Legendary ArtifactR
Loki's Scepter temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- 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. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- 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.).
- Legendary Planeswalker — AngrathBR
Angrath, the Flame-Chained temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- SorceryR
Claim the Firstborn temporarily takes control of an opponent's creature, and Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned sacrifices it — the opponent loses the permanent for good.
- Legendary Creature — HumanW
Both cards trigger when a permanent is sacrificed — they fire together.
Smothering Abomination2BBCreature — EldraziB
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King2BRGLegendary Creature — Dragon NobleBGR
Dina, Essence Brewer1BGLegendary Creature — Dryad DruidBG
Dragon Appeasement3BRGEnchantmentBGR
Trail of Crumbs1GEnchantmentG
Kels, Fight Fixer2BBLegendary Creature — Azra WarlockBU
Caesar, Legion's Emperor1RWBLegendary Creature — Human SoldierBRW
Ordeal of Thassa1UEnchantment — AuraU
Narci, Fable Singer1WBGLegendary Creature — Human BardBGW
Nyssa of Traken3ULegendary Creature — Human ScientistU
Gorbag of Minas Morgul1BLegendary Creature — Orc SoldierB
Plumb the Forbidden1BInstantB