Combos with Rowan, Scion of War

15 known combos in Commander — View Rowan, Scion of War

Rowan, Scion of War Rowan, Scion of War
Exsanguinate Exsanguinate
Wall of Blood Wall of Blood
Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Wall of Blood by paying 1 life, giving it +1/+1 until end of turn.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have paid an amount of life equal to the highest life total among your opponents.
  3. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
  4. Cast Exsanguinate, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of {B}{B} due to Rowan's ability.
  5. Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Each opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.
4,919 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Necropotence by paying 1 life, exiling the top card of your library.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have paid an amount of life equal to the highest life total among your opponents.
  3. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
  4. Cast Exsanguinate, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of {B}{B} due to Rowan's ability.
  5. Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Each opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}.
  2. Cast Searing Touch with buyback by paying {R} due to Rowan's ability, targeting any applicable target.
  3. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  4. Resolve Searing Touch, dealing 1 damage to any target and returning Searing Touch to your hand.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {R}.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Lord of the Forsaken's second ability by paying 1 life, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast spells from your graveyard.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have paid an amount of life equal to the highest life total among your opponents.
  3. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
  4. Cast Exsanguinate, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of {B}{B} due to Rowan's ability.
  5. Resolve Exsanguinate, causing each opponent to lose X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Each opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.
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Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Necropotence by paying 1 life, exiling the top card of your library.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have paid an amount of life equal to half the highest life total among your opponents, rounded up.
  3. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
  4. Cast Debt to the Deathless, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of {W}{W}{B}{B} due to Rowan's ability.
  5. Resolve Debt to the Deathless, causing each opponent to lose twice X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Each opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.
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Rowan, Scion of War Rowan, Scion of War
Storm-Kiln Artist Storm-Kiln Artist
Lab Rats Lab Rats
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}.
  2. Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {B} due to Rowan's ability.
  3. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  4. Resolve Lab Rats, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
50 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Rowan, Scion of War Rowan, Scion of War
Debt to the Deathless Debt to the Deathless
Wall of Blood Wall of Blood
Results: Each opponent loses the game · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifeloss
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  1. Activate Wall of Blood by paying 1 life, giving it +1/+1 until end of turn.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have paid an amount of life equal to half the highest life total among your opponents, rounded up.
  3. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn.
  4. Cast Debt to the Deathless, choosing for X to equal the amount of life you've lost this turn, but paying a total of {W}{W}{B}{B} due to Rowan's ability.
  5. Resolve Debt to the Deathless, causing each opponent to lose twice X life, and you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  6. Each opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.
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Results: Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {3}.
  2. Cast Seething Anger with buyback by paying {R} due to Rowan's ability, targeting any creature.
  3. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  4. Resolve Seething Anger, giving target creature +3/+0 until end of turn and returning Seething Anger to your hand.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {R}.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
23 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Rowan, Scion of War Rowan, Scion of War
Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Lab Rats Lab Rats
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}.
  2. Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {B} due to Rowan's ability, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Rat, adding {B}.
  4. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}.
  2. Cast Searing Touch with buyback by paying {R} due to Rowan's ability, targeting any applicable target.
  3. Sedgemoor Witch triggers, creating a 1/1 Pest creature token.
  4. Resolve Searing Touch, dealing 1 damage to any target and returning Searing Touch to your hand.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Pest, adding {R}.
  6. When the Pest dies, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}.
  2. Cast Searing Touch with buyback by paying {R} due to Rowan's ability, targeting any applicable target.
  3. Sedgemoor Witch triggers, creating a 1/1 Pest creature token.
  4. Resolve Searing Touch, dealing 1 damage to any target and returning Searing Touch to your hand.
  5. Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Pest, adding {R}.
  6. When the Pest dies, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {3}.
  2. Cast Seething Anger with buyback by paying {R} due to Rowan's ability, targeting any creature.
  3. Sedgemoor Witch triggers, creating a 1/1 Pest creature token.
  4. Resolve Seething Anger, giving target creature +3/+0 until end of turn and returning Seething Anger to your hand.
  5. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Pest, adding {R}.
  6. When the Pest dies, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {3}.
  2. Cast Seething Anger with buyback by paying {R} due to Rowan's ability, targeting any creature.
  3. Sedgemoor Witch triggers, creating a 1/1 Pest creature token.
  4. Resolve Seething Anger, giving target creature +3/+0 until end of turn and returning Seething Anger to your hand.
  5. Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Pest, adding {R}.
  6. When the Pest dies, it triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
Rowan, Scion of War Rowan, Scion of War
Ancestral Statue Ancestral Statue
Painter's Servant Painter's Servant
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}.
  2. Cast Ancestral Statue by paying {0} due to Rowan's ability.
  3. When Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself to your hand from the battlefield.
  4. Repeat from step 2.
Chthonian Nightmare Chthonian Nightmare
Greedy Freebooter Greedy Freebooter
Shambling Ghast Shambling Ghast
Rowan, Scion of War Rowan, Scion of War
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite energy counters · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate Rowan by tapping it, causing black and red spells you cast to cost {1} less for each life you've lost this turn.
  2. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {B}.
  3. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  4. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}, sacrificing Greedy Freebooter and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. When Greedy Freebooter dies, it triggers, causing you to scry 1 and create a Treasure token.
  6. Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Shambling Ghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  8. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {B}.
  9. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  10. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}, sacrificing Shambling Ghast and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
  11. When Shambling Ghast dies, it triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  12. Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Greedy Freebooter from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  14. Repeat from step 2.
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