First printed in Urza's Saga (1998)
Creature — Merfolk
Cycling (
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
You are not prey until a predator knows of your existence.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- rk post
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 31 Oct 2026).
Combos
9 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Crosis's Attendant + Infinite Reflection + Sandbar Merfolk
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Infinite Reflection + Morgue Toad + Sandbar Merfolk
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Overwhelming Splendor + Phyrexian Altar + Sandbar Merfolk
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Dress Down + Phyrexian Altar + Sandbar Merfolk
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Humility + Phyrexian Altar + Sandbar Merfolk
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Infinite Reflection + Phyrexian Altar + Sandbar Merfolk
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Infinite Reflection + Sandbar Merfolk + Verdant Eidolon
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Infinite Reflection + Sandbar Merfolk + Treva's Attendant
- Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Abandoned Sarcophagus + Dromar's Attendant + Infinite Reflection + Sandbar Merfolk