Combos with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

15 known combos in Commander — View Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Increase Atla's toughness by at least one.
  2. Activate Mirror Entity an arbitrarily large number of times by paying a total of {0}.
  3. Resolve the first Mirror Entity ability, causing all creatures you control to have base power and toughness 0/0 and gain all creature types until end of turn.
  4. All creatures you control except Atla die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. If Kozilek died this way, it triggers, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  6. Atla triggers once for each creature that died.
  7. Resolve the first Atla trigger, revealing cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card, then putting the creature card onto the battlefield and all other revealed cards on the bottom of your library.
  8. Repeat step 7 for each remaining Atla trigger.
  9. Repeat from step 3 for each remaining Mirror Entity ability.
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Results: Near-infinite damage
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  1. Cast Morality Shift by paying {5}{B}{B}, exchanging your graveyard and library.
  2. Syr Konrad triggers once for each creature card that left your graveyard and once for each creature card put into your graveyard; Kozilek also triggers.
  3. Resolve Kozilek's trigger, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  4. Syr Konrad triggers an additional time for each creature card that left your graveyard.
  5. Resolve all of Syr Konrad's triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent for each one.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite rummaging
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  1. Attack with Neheb and Hellkite Charger.
  2. Hellkite Charger triggers.
  3. Pay {5}{R}{R} to the trigger, gaining an extra combat phase and untapping all creatures you control.
  4. Neheb deals combat damage, triggering.
  5. With Neheb trigger, discard 7 cards and draw 7 cards, discards Kozilek when able, adding {R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}.
  6. End combat.
  7. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
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  1. Cast Kozilek by paying {10}, triggering Kozilek.
  2. Holding priority, activate the mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  3. Activate Lithoform's Engine's first ability by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Kozilek's trigger.
  4. Resolve the copy of Kozilek's trigger, causing you to draw four cards.
  5. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Lithoform Engine.
  6. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a mana-producing permanent.
  7. Activate the mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  8. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a mana-producing permanent.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Exile your library and graveyard · Win the game
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  1. Discard Kozilek if it is in your hand, or kill it if it is on the battlefield.
  2. Kozilek triggers, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  3. Cast Inverter of Truth by paying {2}{B}{B}.
  4. When Inverter of Truth enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling your library.
  5. Cast Thassa's Oracle by paying {U}{U}.
  6. When Thassa's Oracle enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to win the game.
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Results: Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
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  1. Cast Kozilek by paying {10}, triggering Kozilek.
  2. Holding priority, activate the mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  3. Activate Strionic Resonator by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Kozilek's trigger.
  4. Resolve the copy of Kozilek's trigger, causing you to draw four cards.
  5. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Lithoform Engine.
  6. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a mana-producing permanent.
  7. Activate the mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  8. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a mana-producing permanent.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kozilek, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Kozilek and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Kozilek trigger, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Kozilek, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
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 Kozilek, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Kozilek and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Kozilek trigger, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Kozilek, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Kozilek.
  2. Kozilek and Verdant Succession trigger.
  3. Resolve the Kozilek trigger, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  4. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Kozilek, putting it onto the battlefield and shuffling your library.
  5. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1, causing target player to mill cards equal to Kozilek's power.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite draw triggers for each opponent · Infinite ETB · Infinite looting · Infinite looting for opponents · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite self-discard triggers for opponents · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite untap of creatures you control
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  1. Activate Bloom Tender by tapping it, adding at least {U}{R}{G}.
  2. Activate Jace's Archivist by paying {U} and tapping it, causing each player to discard their hand and draw cards equal to the greatest number of cards discarded by a single player this way.
  3. Xyris triggers once for each card your opponent draw, and Kozilek triggers if it was discarded.
  4. Resolve the first Xyris trigger, creating a 1/1 Snake creature token.
  5. The Snake enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
  6. Activate Bloom Tender by tapping it, adding at least {U}{R}{G}.
  7. Repeat from step 4 for each remaining Xyris trigger.
  8. Resolve the Kozilek trigger from step 3, if applicable, causing you to shuffle your graveyard into your library.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kozilek, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Kozilek dies, it, Heirloom Blade and Deathrender trigger.
  3. Resolve the Kozilek trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Heirloom Blade trigger, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature that shares a card type with Kozilek and put it into your hand
  5. Resolve the Deathrender trigger, putting the creature from your hand onto the battlefield and attaching Deathrender to it.
  6. Activate Heirloom Blade's equip ability by paying {1}, attaching it to the creature.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite damage · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Anje Falkenrath by tapping it and discarding Necroplasm.
  2. Glint-Horn Buccaneer triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
  3. Resolve Anje Falkenrath's ability, choosing to mill two cards and return Necroplasm from your graveyard to your hand instead of drawing.
  4. Repeat until you mill Kozilek.
  5. Kozilek triggers, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers
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  1. Activate Captain Sisay by tapping it, searching your library for Kozilek and putting it into your hand.
  2. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Kozilek.
  3. Kozilek triggers, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  4. Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability, untapping Captain Sisay.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kozilek, adding {1}.
  2. When Kozilek dies, it, Heirloom Blade and Deathrender trigger.
  3. Resolve the Kozilek trigger, shuffling it into your library.
  4. Resolve the Heirloom Blade trigger, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature that shares a card type with Kozilek and put it into your hand
  5. Resolve the Deathrender trigger, putting the creature from your hand onto the battlefield and attaching Deathrender to it.
  6. Activate Heirloom Blade's equip ability by paying {1}, attaching it to the creature.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your library
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  1. Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control by any method.
  2. When that creature enters the battlefield, Reaper King triggers, destroying that creature.
  3. Resolve Atla Palani's trigger, revealing cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card and putting it onto the battlefield.
  4. Repeat from step 2 until Kozilek enters the battlefield then dies, or until you choose to end the loop by destroying an opponent's permanent.
  5. If Kozilek dies, it and Atla Palani trigger.
  6. Resolve Kozilek's trigger, shuffling your graveyard into your library.
  7. Continue from step 3.
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