Combos with Cauldron of Souls

15 known combos in Commander — View Cauldron of Souls

Results: Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Triskelion and any number of other target creatures persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Triskelion until there is only one +1/+1 counter remaining on it, dealing 1 damage to any target for each activation.
  3. Activate Triskelion again by removing the last +1/+1 counter from it.
  4. Triskelion dies due to having 0 toughness, triggering its own persist ability and Dross Scorpion.
  5. Resolve Dross Scorpion's ability, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Resolve Triskelion's persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters and one -1/-1 counter on it.
  7. The -1/-1 counter and one +1/+1 counter are removed from Triskelion as a state-based action.
  8. Resolve the Triskelion ability from step 3, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  9. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, Workhorse gain persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Workhorse by removing a +1/+1 counter, adding {C}.
  3. Repeat from step 2 until Workhorse dies.
  4. Dross Scorpion and Workhorse triggers.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Resolve the Workhorse persist ability trigger, returning it to the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.
  7. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Dross Scorpion persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability, its undying ability and its persist ability.
  4. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion persist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its undying ability.
  8. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  9. Resolve the second Dross Scorpion trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  10. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding {C}{C}.
  11. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its persist ability.
  12. Repeat from step 4.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Arcbound Ravager persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Arcbound Ravager by sacrifcing itself.
  3. The Arcbound Ravager ability fails to resolve due to Arcbound Ravager no longer being on the battlefield.
  4. Arcbound Ravager dies, triggering its persist ability and Dross Scorpion.
  5. Resolve the Arcbound Ravager trigger, returning it to the battlefield with zero +1/+1 counters due to its modular ability.
  6. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  7. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Dross Scorpion persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding one mana of any color.
  3. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability, its undying ability and its persist ability.
  4. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion persist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  6. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding one mana of any color.
  7. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its undying ability.
  8. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  9. Resolve the second Dross Scorpion trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  10. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding one mana of any color.
  11. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its persist ability.
  12. Repeat from step 4.
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Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Pentavus persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Pentavus, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Pentavus dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
  4. Activate Pentavus' first ability twice by paying {2} and removing two +1/+1 counters from it, creating two 1/1 Pentavite artifact creature tokens.
  5. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping Pentavus and a Pentavite, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.
  7. Once you have infinite colorless mana and Pentavite tokens, you may use Pentavus' second ability to put infinite +1/+1 counters on it.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Dross Scorpion persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dross Scorpion.
  3. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability, its undying ability and its persist ability.
  4. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion persist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  6. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dross Scorpion.
  7. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its undying ability.
  8. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  9. Resolve the second Dross Scorpion trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  10. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dross Scorpion.
  11. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its persist ability.
  12. Repeat from step 4.
  13. Resolve all Viscera Seer abilities, causing you to scry 1 infinite times.
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Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Pentavus persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Pentavus, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Pentavus dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
  4. Activate Pentavus' first ability twice by paying {2} and removing two +1/+1 counters from it, creating two 1/1 Pentavite artifact creature tokens.
  5. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping Pentavus and a Pentavite, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.
  7. Once you have infinite colorless mana and Pentavite tokens, you may use Pentavus' second ability to put infinite +1/+1 counters on it.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving the creature with bloodthirst persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature with bloodthirst, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, which enters the battlefield with at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to its bloodthirst ability.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Tatterkite persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Tatterkite, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Tatterkite dies, triggering its persist ability and Dross Scorpion.
  4. Resolve the Tatterkite trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with no -1/-1 counters on it.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Mairsil using Cauldron of Souls' ability by tapping it, giving itself persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Mairsil using Blood Vassal's ability by sacrificing it, adding {B}{B}.
  3. When Mairsil dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Activate Mairsil using Endling's third ability by paying {B}, giving Mairsil undying until end of turn.
  5. Activate Mairsil using Blood Vassal's ability by sacrificing it, adding {B}{B}.
  6. When Mairsil dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Extruder and the other artifact creature with base toughness 2 or greater persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Extruder by sacrificing it, targeting the other artifact creature.
  3. When Extruder dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Extruder trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  6. Resolve the Extruder ability from step 2, putting a +1/+1 on the targeted creature.
  7. Activate Extruder by sacrificing the other artifact creature, targeting Extruder.
  8. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion triggers.
  9. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping any artifact you control.
  10. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  11. Resolve the Extruder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  12. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Dross Scorpion persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Dross Scorpion.
  3. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability, its undying ability and its persist ability.
  4. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion persist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  6. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Dross Scorpion.
  7. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its undying ability.
  8. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  9. Resolve the second Dross Scorpion trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  10. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Dross Scorpion.
  11. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its persist ability.
  12. Repeat from step 4.
  13. Resolve all Carrion Feeder abilities, putting infinite +1/+1 counters on it.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
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  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving the creature with bloodthirst persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the creature with bloodthirst, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, which enters the battlefield with at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to its bloodthirst ability.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Mairsil using Cauldron of Souls' ability by tapping it, giving itself persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Mairsil using Blood Vassal's ability by sacrificing it, adding {B}{B}.
  3. When Mairsil dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Activate Mairsil using Endling's third ability by paying {B}, giving Mairsil undying until end of turn.
  5. Activate Mairsil using Blood Vassal's ability by sacrificing it, adding {B}{B}.
  6. When Mairsil dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Repeat.
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