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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
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Chevill, Bane of Monsters's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — MinscGR
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Vampire Warlock // InstantB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bloodline Recollector's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Cleric RebelRW
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 EnchantmentB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling The Meathook Massacre's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire AssassinB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Mari, the Killing Quill's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
Voldaren Ambusher 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.
- 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
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Bequeathal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Warrior VillainBG
Voldaren Ambusher 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
Voldaren Ambusher 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
Voldaren Ambusher 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.
- EnchantmentW
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Enduring Renewal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie ElfBG
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Glissa, the Traitor's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentC
Voldaren Ambusher 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
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Lagomos, Hand of Hatred's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — DemonB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Ob Nixilis, Unshackled's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Astartes WarriorBW
Voldaren Ambusher 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
- 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 Planeswalker — MinscGR
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Public Enemy's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Ogre WarlockB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Underbridge Warlock's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Elf WarlockBG
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Perennial Gravewarden's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Most Wanted's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — DinosaurB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Terrors of the Track's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Tiefling ClericB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Death-Priest of Myrkul's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — VampireB
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Blood Artist's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire KnightBW
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling Arvad, Weatherlight Smuggler's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentRW
Voldaren Ambusher 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
Voldaren Ambusher produces damage that can kill creatures, enabling A-Shessra, Death's Whisper's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment Creature — NightmareB
Fear of Ridicule creates token copies, feeding Voldaren Ambusher'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 Voldaren Ambusher'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.
- Legendary Creature — Bird MonkRUW
Xho Cai, Flickering Talon blinks (exiles and returns) a permanent, re-firing Voldaren Ambusher's enter-the-battlefield effect.
- Legendary Creature — Human ClericUW
Niambi, Beloved Protector returns creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield, re-firing Voldaren Ambusher's enter-the-battlefield effect.
- Legendary Planeswalker — TeferiUW
A-Teferi, Time Raveler bounces a permanent, enabling Voldaren Ambusher's recast / spell-cast trigger.
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