Combos with Cathars' Crusade
15 known combos in Commander — View Cathars' Crusade
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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- Activate Basking Broodscale's adapt ability by paying {1}{G}, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Basking Broodscale triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token.
- When the Eldrazi Spawn enters the battlefield, Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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- Cast Scurry Oak by paying {2}{G}.
- When Scurry Oak enters the battlefield, Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Scurry Oak's last ability triggers, allowing you to create a 1/1/ Squirrel token.
- When the Squirrel token enters the battlefield, Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Repeat from step 3 until you end the loop by declining to create a Squirrel token.
Results:
Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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- Cast Herd Baloth by paying {3}{G}{G}.
- Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter each creature you control.
- Herd Baloth triggers, putting a green Beast token onto the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite creature tokens
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- Cast Storm Herd by paying {8}{W}{W}, creating a number of 1/1 Pegasus creature tokens equal to your life total.
- When the Pegasi enter, Cathars' Crusade triggers that many times, putting that many +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- The Saproling enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {C}{C}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C}.
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- The Saproling enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
- Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C}.
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from any creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- Repeat from step 3.
- Once you have infinite +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite, you may activate Ghave's first ability an infinite number of times to get infinite Saproling tokens.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- The Saproling enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {1}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Put a +1/+1 counter on any creature you control.
- Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- The Servo enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade.
- Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Servo, adding {C}{C}.
- Resolve the Cathars' Crusade trigger, putting a +1/+1 on each creature you control.
- Animation Module triggers for each +1/+1 counter placed this way.
- Resolve all but one Animation Module trigger, choosing not to pay.
- Resolve the final Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- Repeat from step 3.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Marath by paying {1}, creating a 1/1 Elemental token.
- Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter to all creatures you control.
- If necessary, activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- The Saproling enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {1}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite damage
· Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creture token.
- The Elemental enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Elemental, adding {C}{C}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Cast Murderous Redcap by paying {2}{B/R}{B/R}.
- When Murderous Redcap enters the battlefield, it and Cathars' Crusade trigger.
- Resolve the Cathars' Crusade trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Resolve the Murderous Redcap trigger, dealing an amount of damage to itself equal to its power.
- Murderous Redcap dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
- Murderous Redcap's persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature with at least one +1/+1 counter, adding {C}{C}.
- Basri's Lieutenant trigger, creating a 2/2 Knight token.
- When Knight token enters the battlefield, Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Devoted Druid's first ability by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- When the Saproling enters the battlefield, Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Activate Devoted Druid's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite damage
· Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creture token.
- The Elemental enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes and Cathars' Crusade.
- Resolve the Mana Echoes trigger, adding {C} for each Elemental you control.
- Resolve the Cathars' Crusade trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- Repeat.
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