Combos with Relic Vial

15 known combos in Commander — View Relic Vial

Results: Near-infinite -1/-1 counters · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any other creature and causing you to draw a card.
  4. If the creature who had the counter placed has 0 toughness, it dies as a state-based action.
  5. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  6. Repeat until your opponents do not control any more creatures, or until you draw your library.
  7. If you have cards remaining in your library, you may repeat this combo any time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
  2. When Gravecrawler dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  5. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers if it didn't have a -1/-1 counter on it, and its undying ability triggers if it didn't have a +1/+1 counter on it. Relic Vial also triggers regardless.
  3. Resolve the Relic Vial trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve the persist trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the undying trigger, if applicable, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Repeat
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite ETB
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  1. Cast Yawgmoth by paying {2}{B}{B}.
  2. When Yawgmoth enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature.
  4. When the creature dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card.
  6. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, triggering Scurry Oak's second ability.
  7. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature.
  8. When the creature dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  9. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card.
  10. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
  11. When the Squirrel enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers.
  12. Repeat from step 6.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing the nontoken creature that can be cast using one colored mana.
  2. When the creature dies, Relic Vial and Enduring Renewal trigger.
  3. Resolve the Relic Vial trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  4. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
  7. Cast the creature by paying its mana cost.
  8. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Gain any amount of life.
  2. Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay {2} to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Fungus Beast, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When the Fungus Beast dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing it.
  2. When Viscera Seer dies, Mortuary and Relic Vial trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Viscera Seer from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Relic Vial trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Cast Viscera Seer from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing it.
  2. When Carrion Feeder dies, Mortuary and Relic Vial trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Carrion Feeder from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Relic Vial trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
  6. Cast Carrion Feeder from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  2. When Karmic Guide dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  4. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Junji.
  5. When Junji dies, it and Relic Vial trigger.
  6. Resolve the Relic Vial trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  7. Resolve the Junji trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to lose 2 life.
  8. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Junji from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  10. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Havengul Lich by paying {1}, allowing you to cast a Zombie from your graveyard this turn.
  2. Cast the Zombie from your graveyard by paying {0} due to Rooftop Storm.
  3. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing the Zombie.
  4. When the Zombie dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  2. When Karmic Guide dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Yahenni ability.
  4. Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Junji.
  5. When Junji dies, it and Relic Vial trigger.
  6. Resolve the Relic Vial trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  7. Resolve the Junji trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to lose 2 life.
  8. When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Junji from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Resolve the Yahenni ability.
  10. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Myr Scrapling by sacrificing it.
  2. When Myr Scrapling dies, Mortuary and Relic Vial trigger.
  3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Myr Scrapling from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Relic Vial trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Resolve the Myr Scrapling ability.
  6. Cast Myr Scrapling from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Relic Vial triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
  3. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a creature token.
  4. Repeat.
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