Combos with Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow

7 known combos in Commander — View Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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  1. Cast Crystalline Crawler by paying {4}.
  2. Activate Shaile by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler and any other creature that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying {U}, untapping Shaile.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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  1. Cast Crystalline Crawler by paying {4}.
  2. Cast Cryptic Trilobite by paying {2}.
  3. Activate Shaile by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler, Cryptic Trilobite and any other creature that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
  4. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  5. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  6. Activate Sword of the Paruns by paying {3}, untapping Shaile.
  7. Repeat from step 3.
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB
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  1. Activate Embrose by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on another creature you control with toughness equal to 1, and then dealing 2 damage to that creature.
  2. The creature dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  3. Pitiless Plunderer and Animation Module trigger once, and Embrose triggers twice.
  4. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Holding priority, activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  7. Resolve the first Embrose trigger, untapping it.
  8. Resolve the second Embrose trigger, causing you to draw a card.
  9. Repeat.
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures · Infinitely large creature until end of turn
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  1. Cast Crystalline Crawler by paying {4}.
  2. Cast Cryptic Trilobite by paying {2}.
  3. Activate Shaile by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler, Cryptic Trilobite and any other creature that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
  4. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  5. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  6. Activate Shaile by paying {3} and untapping it, giving it +2/+2 until end of turn.
  7. Repeat from step 3.
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
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  1. Cast Crystalline Crawler by paying {4}.
  2. Activate Shaile by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler and any other creature that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
  4. Activate Pemmin's Aura's first ability by paying {U}, untapping Shaile.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control · Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control · Lock
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  1. Activate Embrose by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, then dealing 2 damage to that creature.
  2. The creature dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness, triggering Embrose, untapping Embrose.
  3. Repeat.
  4. You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
  5. You may also repeat this loop targeting creatures you control to get extra card draw, if desired.
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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  1. Activate Embrose by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on another creature you control with toughness equal to 1, and then dealing 2 damage to that creature.
  2. The creature dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  3. Pitiless Plunderer, Animation Module and Embrose trigger.
  4. Resolve the Embrose trigger, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Holding priority, activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  7. Resolve the Animation Module trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  8. When the Servo enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  9. Repeat.
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