Combos with Open the Graves

15 known combos in Commander — View Open the Graves

Nether Traitor Nether Traitor
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding {B}.
  2. When Nether Traitor dies, Open the Graves triggers, creating a creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding one mana of any color.
  4. When the creature token dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
505 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Ozox, the Clattering King Ozox, the Clattering King
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ozox, adding {1}.
  2. When Ozox dies, it and Open the Graves trigger.
  3. Resolve the Ozox trigger, creating a legendary 2/1 Jumblebones creature token.
  4. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a creature token.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Jumblebones and the other creature token, adding {1}{B}.
  6. When Jumblebones dies, it triggers, returning Ozox from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Cast Ozox by paying {2}{B}.
  8. Repeat.
171 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Oathsworn Vampire Oathsworn Vampire
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Oathsworn Vampire, adding {B}.
  2. When Oathsworn Vampire dies, Open the Graves triggers, creating a creature token.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}.
  4. Cast Oathsworn Vampire from your graveyard by paying {1}{B}.
  5. Repeat.
89 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Balrog, Durin's Bane The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite commander casts · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast The Balrog from the command zone by paying {B}{R}.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing The Balrog, adding {B}.
  3. Choose to return The Balrog to the command zone from your graveyard.
  4. When The Balrog dies, it and Open the Graves trigger.
  5. Resolve the Balrog trigger, destroying any artifact and/or creature an opponent controls.
  6. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Zombie, adding {R}.
  8. Repeat.
13 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Beifong's Bounty Hunters Beifong's Bounty Hunters
Umbral Collar Zealot Umbral Collar Zealot Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite surveil
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  1. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing another nonland creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control.
  3. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  4. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the earthbent land.
  5. When the land dies, Open the Graves and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger.
  6. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a creature token.
  8. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  9. Repeat.
12 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
Cadaver Imp Cadaver Imp
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cadaver Imp, adding {B}.
  2. Cadaver Imp dies, triggering Open the Graves and Liliana, Heretical Healer.
  3. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  4. Resolve the Liliana, Heretical Healer trigger, exiling it and returning it to the battlefield transformed, and creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  5. Activate Liliana, Defiant Necromancer's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it.
  6. Liliana, Defiant Necromancer is put into your graveyard as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
  7. Resolve the Liliana, Defiant Necromancer ability, returning Cadaver Imp from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Cadaver Imp enters the battlefield, returning Liliana, Heretical Healer from your graveyard to your hand.
  9. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing the two Zombie tokens, adding {1}{B}.
  10. Cast Liliana, Heretical Healer by paying {1}{B}{B}.
  11. Repeat.
8 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Beifong's Bounty Hunters Beifong's Bounty Hunters
Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1
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  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing another nonland creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control.
  3. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  4. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the earthbent land.
  5. When the land dies, Open the Graves and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger.
  6. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a creature token.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  9. Repeat.
8 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
The Last Ride The Last Ride Salvaging Station Salvaging Station Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite tapped creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate The Last Ride's crew ability by tapping a creature with power 2 or greater, causing it to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
  2. The Last Ride dies as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness, triggering Salvaging Station and Open the Graves.
  3. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a creature token.
  4. Resolve the Salvaging Station trigger, untapping it.
  5. Activate Salvaging Station by tapping it, returning The Last Ride from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat.
7 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Golgari Germination Golgari Germination Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Exile your library · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Hogaak.
  2. When Hogaak dies, Open the Graves and Golgari Germination trigger, creating two creature tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing you to mill eight cards.
  4. Cast Hogaak from your graveyard by exiling five cards from your graveyard and tapping two black and/or green creatures you control.
  5. Repeat.
7 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Blight Mound Blight Mound
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Exile your library · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Hogaak.
  2. When Hogaak dies, Blight Mound and Open the Graves trigger, creating two creature tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing you to mill eight cards.
  4. Cast Hogaak from your graveyard by exiling five cards from your graveyard and tapping two black and/or green creatures you control.
  5. Repeat.
6 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Beifong's Bounty Hunters Beifong's Bounty Hunters
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another nonland creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the earthbent land.
  4. When the land dies, Open the Graves and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger.
  5. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a creature token.
  7. Repeat.
5 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Gutter Grime Gutter Grime Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Exile your library · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Hogaak.
  2. When Hogaak dies, Open the Graves and Gutter Grime trigger, creating two creature tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing you to mill eight cards.
  4. Cast Hogaak from your graveyard by exiling five cards from your graveyard and tapping two black and/or green creatures you control.
  5. Repeat.
5 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Ogre Slumlord Ogre Slumlord Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Exile your library · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Hogaak.
  2. When Hogaak dies, Ogre Slumlord and Open the Graves trigger, creating two creature tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing you to mill eight cards.
  4. Cast Hogaak from your graveyard by exiling five cards from your graveyard and tapping two black and/or green creatures you control.
  5. Repeat.
5 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
Bridge from Below Bridge from Below Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Exile your library · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Hogaak.
  2. When Hogaak dies, Bridge from Below and Open the Graves trigger, creating two creature tokens.
  3. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing you to mill eight cards.
  4. Cast Hogaak from your graveyard by exiling five cards from your graveyard and tapping two black and/or green creatures you control.
  5. Repeat.
5 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Beifong's Bounty Hunters Beifong's Bounty Hunters
Yahenni, Undying Partisan Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Open the Graves Open the Graves
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Yahenni by sacrificing another nonland creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control.
  3. Resolve the Yahenni ability.
  4. Activate Yahenni by sacrificing the earthbent land.
  5. When the land dies, Open the Graves and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger.
  6. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Resolve the Open the Graves trigger, creating a creature token.
  8. Resolve the Yahenni ability.
  9. Repeat.
4 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
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