Combos with Fain, the Broker

15 known combos in Commander — View Fain, the Broker

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Puppeteer Clique, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Puppeteer Clique dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. Puppeteer Clique enters the battlefield, putting any creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
  4. Activate Fain's second ability by tapping it and removing the -1/-1 counter from Puppeteer Clique, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature your opponent owns, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Activate Fain's fourth ability by paying {3}{B}, untapping it.
  8. Repeat.
874 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Necrotic Ooze using Devoted Druid's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
  2. Activate Necrotic Ooze using Fain's second ability by tapping it and removing a -1/-1 counter from it, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Repeat.
  4. Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may instead use Fain's third ability to create infinite Inklings, then use Fain's fourth ability to untap Necrotic Ooze.
  5. You then can also use Fain's first ability to get infinite +1/+1 counters.
170 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Necrotic Ooze using Cinderhaze Wretch's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
  2. Activate Necrotic Ooze using Fain's second ability by tapping it and removing a -1/-1 counter from it, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Repeat.
  4. Once you have infinite Treasure tokens, you may instead use Fain's third ability to create infinite Inklings, then use Fain's fourth ability to untap Necrotic Ooze.
  5. You then can also use Fain's first ability to get infinite +1/+1 counters.
127 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Haunted One Haunted One
Relic of Legends Relic of Legends
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Relic of Legends by tapping your commander, adding {B}.
  2. Your commander triggers, giving it +2/+0 and undying until end of turn.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing your commander, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When your commander dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Activate Fain's second ability by tapping it and removing the +1/+1 counter from your commander, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  7. Activate Fain's fourth ability by paying {3}{B}, untapping it.
  8. Repeat.
95 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker
Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Inkling, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When the Inkling dies, Fain and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  4. Resolve the Fain trigger, untapping it.
  5. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Repeat.
92 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing an creature, which is an artifact due to Biotransference.
  2. When the creature dies, Fain triggers, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Fain ability from step 1, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token that is an artifact due to Biotransference.
  4. Repeat.
58 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing an creature, which is an artifact due to Biotransference.
  2. When the creature dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Fain.
  3. Resolve the Fain ability from step 1, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token that is an artifact due to Biotransference.
  4. Repeat.
58 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker
Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Inkling, adding one mana of any color.
  3. When the Inkling dies, Fain and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  4. Resolve the Fain trigger, untapping it.
  5. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Repeat.
50 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker
Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the Inkling.
  3. When the Inkling dies, Fain and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  4. Resolve the Fain trigger, untapping it.
  5. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
  7. Repeat.
38 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker Intruder Alarm Intruder Alarm
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. When the Inkling enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Inkling, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When the Inkling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Repeat.
31 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker
Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Carrion Feeder Carrion Feeder
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing the Inkling.
  3. When the Inkling dies, Fain and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  4. Resolve the Fain trigger, untapping it.
  5. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Repeat.
28 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker Intruder Alarm Intruder Alarm
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Show steps
  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. When the Inkling enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  3. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the Inkling.
  4. When the Inkling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
  6. Repeat.
25 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing an creature, which is an artifact due to Mycosynth Lattice.
  2. When the creature dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Fain.
  3. Resolve the Fain ability from step 1, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token that is an artifact due to Mycosynth Lattice.
  4. Repeat.
22 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker
Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff
Mycosynth Lattice Mycosynth Lattice
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing an creature, which is an artifact due to Mycosynth Lattice.
  2. When the creature dies, Fain triggers, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Fain ability from step 1, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token that is an artifact due to Mycosynth Lattice.
  4. Repeat.
19 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Fain, the Broker Fain, the Broker Intruder Alarm Intruder Alarm
Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. When the Inkling enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Inkling, adding one mana of any color.
  4. When the Inkling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Repeat.
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