Combos with Relentless Dead

11 known combos in Commander — View Relentless Dead

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Relentless Dead, adding {B}.
  2. Relentless Dead's first and second abilities trigger.
  3. Resolve Relentless Dead's first ability, causing you to pay {B} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Resolve Relentless Dead's second abilitiy, choosing not to pay.
  5. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {0}.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {B}{B}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Necroduality triggers, creating a token copy of it.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Relentless Dead, adding {1}.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger. Choose not to pay for either.
  5. Activate [[FSO]] by sacrificing the token Relentless Dead, adding {1}.
  6. When the token Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger.
  7. Resolve the first trigger, choosing not to pay.
  8. Resolve the second trigger, causing you to pay {2} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite recursion of Zombie cards in your graveyard · Infinite ETB
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {B}{B}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Necroduality triggers, creating a token copy of it.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Relentless Dead, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger. Choose not to pay for either.
  5. Activate [[FSO]] by sacrificing the token Relentless Dead, adding {C}{C}.
  6. When the token Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger.
  7. Resolve the first trigger, choosing not to pay.
  8. Resolve the second trigger, causing you to pay {2} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead.
  2. Endrek Sahr triggers, creating two 1/1 Thrull tokens.
  3. Sacrifice Relentless Dead and 2 Thrull tokens for {B}{B}{B}.
  4. Relentless Dead triggers, pay {B} to return it to your hand.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods, sacrificing Relentless Dead and Gravecrawler.
  2. Thornbite Staff, Pitiless Plunderer, and Relentless Dead trigger on the stack; resolve them in that order.
  3. Untap Priest of Forgotten Gods with Thornbite Staff.
  4. Pitiless Plunderer creates two Treasure tokens; crack them both to float two {B}.
  5. Resolve Relentless Dead's trigger, paying {B} to recur it to hand.
  6. Resolve Priest of Forgotten Gods' activated ability; draw a card and add two {B} (floating three {B}).
  7. Cast Relentless Dead from your hand, then cast Gravecrawler from the graveyard as you control a Zombie.
  8. Repeat the combo from the first step, draining opponent with each activation of Priest of Forgotten Gods and drawing your library.
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Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {0}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Carnival of Souls triggers, causing you to add {B} and lose 1 life.
  3. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Relentless Dead.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger, as well as Zulaport Cutthroat.
  5. Resolve the first Relentless Dead trigger, causing you to pay {B} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the second Relentless Dead trigger, choosing not to pay.
  7. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  8. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  9. Repeat.
11 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {0}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Carnival of Souls triggers, causing you to add {B} and lose 1 life.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Relentless Dead, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger, as well as Zulaport Cutthroat.
  5. Resolve the first Relentless Dead trigger, causing you to pay {B} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the second Relentless Dead trigger, choosing not to pay.
  7. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  8. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {0}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Carnival of Souls triggers, causing you to add {B} and lose 1 life.
  3. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Relentless Dead.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger, as well as Zulaport Cutthroat.
  5. Resolve the first Relentless Dead trigger, causing you to pay {B} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the second Relentless Dead trigger, choosing not to pay.
  7. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  8. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Relentless Dead's power.
  9. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {0}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Carnival of Souls triggers, causing you to add {B} and lose 1 life.
  3. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Relentless Dead.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger, as well as Zulaport Cutthroat.
  5. Resolve the first Relentless Dead trigger, causing you to pay {B} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the second Relentless Dead trigger, choosing not to pay.
  7. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
  9. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {0}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Carnival of Souls triggers, causing you to add {B} and lose 1 life.
  3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Relentless Dead.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger, as well as Zulaport Cutthroat.
  5. Resolve the first Relentless Dead trigger, causing you to pay {B} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the second Relentless Dead trigger, choosing not to pay.
  7. Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  8. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  9. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Relentless Dead by paying {B}{B}.
  2. When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Necroduality triggers, creating a token copy of it.
  3. Activate Thermopod by sacrificing the nontoken Relentless Dead, adding {R}.
  4. When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger. Choose not to pay for either.
  5. Activate [[FSO]] by sacrificing the token Relentless Dead, adding {R}.
  6. When the token Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger.
  7. Resolve the first trigger, choosing not to pay.
  8. Resolve the second trigger, causing you to pay {2} to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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