Combos with Cleaving Reaper

5 known combos in Commander — View Cleaving Reaper

Results: Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite self-discard triggers
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  1. Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Cleaving Reaper, adding {B}.
  2. Faith of the Devoted and Feast of Sanity trigger.
  3. Resolve the Feast of Sanity trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve the Faith of the Devoted trigger, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  5. Activate Cleaving Reaper by paying 3 life, returning it to your hand from your graveyard.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite self-discard triggers
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  1. Activate Prize Pig by tapping it, adding {W}.
  2. Activate Peace of Mind by paying {W} and discarding Cleaving Reaper, causing you to gain three life.
  3. Prize Pig triggers, putting three ribbon counters on it, then removing all ribbon counters on it and untapping it.
  4. Activate Cleaving Reaper by paying three life, returning it from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Pay 3 life to return Cleaving Reaper from your graveyard to your hand.
  2. Tormod triggers, creating a 1/1 Bat token.
  3. Sacrifice the Bat token to Phyrexian Altar for {W}.
  4. Pay {W} and discard Cleaving Reaper to gain 3 life.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Pay 3 life to return Cleaving Reaper from your graveyard to your hand.
  2. Tormod triggers, creating a tapped 2/2 Zombie token.
  3. Sacrifice the Zombie token to Phyrexian Altar for {W}.
  4. Pay {W} and discard Cleaving Reaper to gain 3 life.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite self-discard triggers
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  1. Activate a mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  2. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding Cleaving Reaper, targeting the mana-producing permanent.
  3. Faith of the Devoted and Feast of Sanity trigger.
  4. Resolve the Feast of Sanity trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Faith of the Devoted trigger, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life.
  6. Resolve the Mind over Matter ability, untapping the mana-producing permanent.
  7. Activate Cleaving Reaper by paying 3 life, returning it to your hand from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat.
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