Card
Merieke Ri Berit
Mana cost {W}{U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Human 1/1
Merieke Ri Berit doesn't untap during your untap step. {T}: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Merieke Ri Berit. When Merieke Ri Berit leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated.
Part of 2 known combos, 2 of them two-card. 3 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Special · TSB · #95
- Cheapest printing
- €1.05
- EDHREC salt
- 0.94
- Color identity
- Black, Blue, White
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Intruder Alarm, Thornbite Staff
- B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Intruder Alarm, Thornbite Staff
- B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partners: Intruder Alarm, Thornbite Staff
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- Two-card combo with Intruder Alarm, Thornbite Staff (early with Intruder Alarm, Thornbite Staff)
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
2 known combos, 2 of them two-card.
- Merieke Ri Berit + Intruder Alarm
Produces: Destroy any creature whenever a creature enters the battlefield, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook - Merieke Ri Berit + Thornbite Staff
Produces: Destroy any number of creatures, Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast
If Merieke becomes untapped, its “destroy” ability will trigger, but you won’t lose control of the creature you took before it’s destroyed. - 2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast
If another player takes control of Merieke, you will immediately lose control of the creature you took, but Merieke’s “destroy” ability won’t trigger. The affected creature will go back under the control of the appropriate player. - 2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast
If Merieke leaves the battlefield, you will immediately lose control of the creature you took and Merieke’s “destroy” ability will trigger. The affected creature will go back under the control of the appropriate player, then it will be destroyed.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast