Combos with Kaervek, the Spiteful

15 known combos in Commander — View Kaervek, the Spiteful

Results: Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0 · Creatures opponents control die upon entering · Lock
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  1. All creatures your opponents control will have base toughness 0, and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness unless there is another effect increasing its toughness.
  2. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, it will have base toughness 0, and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness unless there is another effect increasing its toughness.
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Results: Destroy all lands · Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield · Lock · Mass Land Denial
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When a land enters the battlefield, it becomes a Swamp due to Kormus Bell. This then causes it to become a 0/0 creature due to Urborg and Kaervek, and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.

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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  2. Gravecrawler enters the battlefield as a 1/0 due to Kaervek, and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  3. Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Destroy any number of creatures · Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control · Lock
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  1. Activate Vhati il-Dal by tapping it, causing any other creature to have base toughness 1 until end of turn.
  2. The creature dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness.
  3. Vhati il-Dal triggers, untapping itself.
  4. Repeat.
  5. You may also repeat this process whenever a creature enters the battlefield.
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Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Cast Bloodline Necromancer by paying {4}{B}.
  2. Bloodline Necromancer enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness.
  3. Bloodline Necromancer enters the battlefield, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: All creatures die upon entering · Lock
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  1. Godhead of Awe causes all other creatures to have base power and toughness of 1/1.
  2. Kaervek gives all other creatures -1/-1.
  3. Any creature that enters the battlefield will do so as a 0/0 creature, and will die as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness.
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Results: Draw the game · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Cast Tatterkite by paying {3}.
  2. Tatterkite enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  3. Tatterkite's undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with zero +1/+1 counters on it due to its effect.
  4. Repeat from step 2.
  5. NOTE: This combo creates a mandatory infinite loop that will draw the game if it isn't interacted with.
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Activate Workhorse by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}.
  2. Repeat step 1 until Workhorse does not have any +1/+1 counters on it.
  3. Workhorse dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  4. Workhorse's undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with five +1/+1 counters on it.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Cast Cryptic Trilobite for X = 0 by paying {0}.
  2. Cryptic Trilobite dies due to having zero toughness.
  3. Cryptic Trilobite's undying ability from Mikaeus triggers, returning it to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.
  4. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing the +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent on activated abilities.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Skullclamp by paying {1}, attaching it to a creature with toughness equal to 1.
  2. The creature dies as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness, triggering Skullclamp and Pitiless Plunderer.
  3. Resolve the Skullclamp trigger, causing you to draw two cards.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  2. Gravecrawler enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  3. Carnival of Souls and Falkenrath Noble trigger.
  4. Resolve the Falkenrath Noble trigger, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Carnival of Souls trigger, causing you to lose 1 life and add {B}.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Cause a 2/2 creature to enter the battlefield under your control, which enters as a 1/1 creature due to Kaervek.
  2. The creature enters the battlefield, triggering Sword of the Meek, returning Sword of the Meek from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to the creature.
  3. Imotekh triggers, holding priority, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Sword of the Meek, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Resolve the Imotekh trigger, creating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens that enter the battlefield as 1/1 creatures due to Kaervek.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Opponents can't cast spells · Lock
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  1. Cast Endless Swarm by paying {5}{G}{G}{G}.
  2. Eye of the Storm and Hive Mind trigger.
  3. Resolve the Eye of the Storm trigger, exiling Endless Swarm, and then copying each instant and sorcery card exiled with Eye of the Storm, and allowing you to cast the copies without paying their mana costs.
  4. Choose not to cast the copy of Endless Swarm as permitted by Eye of the Storm.
  5. Resolve the Hive Mind trigger from step 2, causing each opponent to copy Endless Swarm.
  6. Resolve the first opponent's copy of Endless Swarm, causing them to create a 1/1 Snake creature token for each card in their hand, and then be unable to cast spells for the rest of the game.
  7. The Snakes enter the battlefield and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  8. Repeat from step 6 for each remaining Endless Swarm copy.
  9. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, their copy of Endless Swarm triggers, copying itself.
  10. Resolve the copy of Endless Swarm, causing the opponent to create a 1/1 Snake creature token for each card in their hand.
  11. The Snakes enter the battlefield and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  12. Repeat from step 9.
Results: All creatures die upon entering · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Lock
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  1. Cast Rot Hulk by paying {5}{B}{B}.
  2. Rot Hulk dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  3. Bastion of Remembrance triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  4. Rot Hulk's enter the battlefield trigger is put onto the stack.
  5. Resolve the Rot Hulk trigger, returning Rot Hulk from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite mill · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Grinding Station by tapping it and sacrificing Sword of the Meek.
  2. Summoning Station triggers, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Grinding Station ability, causing target player to mill three cards.
  4. Activate Summoning Station by tapping it, creating a 2/2 Pincher creature token.
  5. The Pincher enters the battlefield as a 1/1 creature due to Kaervek, triggering Sword of the Meek, returning Sword of the Meek from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to the Pincher.
  6. Sword of the Meek enters the battlefield, triggering Grinding Station, untapping Grinding Station.
  7. Repeat.
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