Combos with Cathodion
15 known combos in Commander — View Cathodion
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cathodion, adding {C}{C}.
- Cathodion and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite black mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
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- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}, sacrificing Cathodion and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Cathodion dies, it triggers, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding {B}{B}{B}.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}, sacrificing Priest of Gix and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cathodion, adding one mana of any color.
- Cathodion and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite colorless mana
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- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}, sacrificing Patron of the Arts and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Patron of the Arts dies, it triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}, sacrificing Cathodion and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Cathodion dies, it triggers, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Patron of the Arts from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Patron of the Arts enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
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- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Cathodion.
- Cathodion triggers, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing yourself to mill cards equal to Cathodion's power.
- Cast Cathodion from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {3} and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Cathodion, adding {C}{C}.
- Cathodion dies, triggering itself and Enduring Renewal.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, causing you to return Cathodion from your graveyard to your hand.
- Cast Cathodion by paying {3}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Cathodion, adding {C}{C}.
- Cathodion dies, triggering itself and Enduring Renewal.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, causing you to return Cathodion from your graveyard to your hand.
- Cast Cathodion by paying {3}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite damage to creatures
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of creatures
· Infinite untap of creatures you control
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- Activate Bjorna by tapping it and sacrificing Cathodion, targeting any creature.
- Cathodion dies, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Activate Othelm by paying {2} and tapping it, returning Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Cathodion enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
- Resolve all Bjorna abilities, dealing infinite damage to any creature(s).
Results:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite self-mill
Show steps
- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Cathodion.
- Cathodion triggers, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Lesser Manticore.
- Lesser Manticore's persist ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with a -1/-1 and a vigilance counter.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Carrion Feeder and removing both counters from Lesser Manticore, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cathodion, adding one mana of any color.
- Cathodion dies, triggering itself and Enduring Renewal.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, causing you to return Cathodion from your graveyard to your hand.
- Cast Cathodion by paying {3}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Activate Grafted Wargear's equip ability by paying {0}, attaching it to Cathodion.
- Activate Demonmail Hauberk by sacrificing Cathodion, targeting Koll.
- When Cathodion dies, it and Koll trigger.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Koll trigger, returning it from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve the Demonmail Hauberk ability, attaching it to Koll.
- Cast Cathodion by paying its mana cost.
- Repeat.
Results:
Near-infinite colorless mana
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite LTB
· Lock
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
· Opponents sacrifice all their creatures each turn
Show steps
- Sacrifice Cathodion to Ashnod's Altar, adding {C}{C}.
- Cathodion and Grave Pact trigger.
- Resolve Cathodion's trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve Grave Pact's trigger, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature.
- Glissa triggers at least once, allowing you to return Cathodion to your hand.
- Cast Cathodion by paying {3}.
- Repeat until your opponents no longer control any creatures.
Results:
Near-infinite colorless mana
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
· Opponents sacrifice all their creatures each turn
· Lock
Show steps
- Sacrifice Cathodion to Krark-Clan Ironworks, adding {C}{C}.
- Cathodion and Grave Pact trigger.
- Resolve Cathodion's trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve Grave Pact's trigger, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature.
- Glissa triggers at least once, allowing you to return Cathodion to your hand.
- Cast Cathodion by paying {3}.
- Repeat until your opponents no longer control any creatures.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite self-mill
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
- Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing three counters from creatures you control.
- Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Cathodion.
- When Cathodion dies, it and Golgari Germination trigger.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Golgari Germination trigger, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token that enters the battlefield with a vigilance counter due to Tayam.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Tayam ability from step 1, causing you to mill three cards and return Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield with a vigilance counter on it.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Cathodion, adding {C}{C}.
- Cathodion dies, triggering itself and Scarecrone.
- Resolve the Cathodion trigger, adding {C}{C}{C}.
- Resolve the Scarecrone trigger, untapping it.
- Activate Scarecrone's second ability by paying {4} and tapping it, returning Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
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