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Belbe, Corrupted Observer

Belbe, Corrupted Observer

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Elf

Belbe wants a deck that makes huge amounts of mana for giant spells. It also works in a deck built around Elves, Phyrexians or Zombies.

  • Mana costblackgreen
  • Black, Green ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 2
  • RarityRare

At the beginning of each postcombat main phase, the active player adds colorlesscolorless for each of your opponents who lost life this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)

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Archetypes

Cards That Fit Belbe, Corrupted Observer

Picked for what they do in Belbe's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Belbe's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Belbe, Corrupted Observer

explain how Belbe works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If an effect creates an additional combat phase in a turn, it may also create an additional main phase after that combat phase. Belbe's ability triggers at the beginning of each of these postcombat main phases.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If an opponent loses life before their own postcombat main phase, Belbe will reward their suffering with mana.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If an opponent lost life and subsequently lost the game, Belbe's triggered ability still counts that player to determine how much mana to add.

3 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Belbe, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryBGPlayers write colors as letters: B for black, G for green.Big ManaBig Mana decks build up far more mana than usual, then spend it on huge spells. Some are X spells, which have X in their cost and get stronger the more mana you put in.Open the Big Mana pageBig ManaProduces several mana at once from a single source, rather than the one extra mana most acceleration gives you. That surplus is what lets a deck cast something enormous far ahead of schedule. Compare Ramp, which is a reusable source you build up over time, and Burst Mana, which pays out once and is then gone. Cabal Coffers, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Savage VentmawOpen the Big Mana pageGame ChangerCards that warp the game disproportionately around themselves, requiring immediate answers.What the brackets mean