Combos with Smoldering Crater

7 known combos in Commander — View Smoldering Crater

Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Activate Smoldering Crater's cycling ability by paying {0} and discarding it.
  2. Bone Miser, Smoldering Crater, and Escape Protocol trigger.
  3. Resolve the Bone Miser trigger, adding {B}{B}.
  4. Resolve the Smoldering Crater trigger, drawing a card.
  5. Resolve the Escape Protocol trigger, causing you to pay {1} to blink Eternal Witness.
  6. Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, returning Smoldering Crater from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Activate Smoldering Crater's cycling ability by paying {0} and discarding it.
  2. Bone Miser, Smoldering Crater, and Escape Protocol trigger.
  3. Resolve the Bone Miser trigger, adding {B}{B}.
  4. Resolve the Smoldering Crater trigger, drawing a card.
  5. Resolve the Escape Protocol trigger, causing you to pay {1} to blink Tilling Treefolk.
  6. Tilling Treefolk enters the battlefield, returning Smoldering Crater and up to one other land from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite Treasure tokens
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  1. Activate Smoldering Crater's cycling ability by paying {0} and discarding it.
  2. Surly Badgersaur's second ability triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  3. Resolve the Smoldering Crater ability, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Activate Borborygmos by discarding a land card.
  5. Surly Badgersaur's second ability triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Resolve the Borborygmos ability, dealing 3 damage to any target.
  7. Repeat from step 4 one additional time.
  8. Activate two Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{G}.
  9. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {1}{G}, returning Smoldering Crater and two other lands from your graveyard to your hand.
  10. Repeat.
Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Activate Smoldering Crater's cycling ability by paying {0} and discarding it.
  2. Bone Miser, Smoldering Crater, and Escape Protocol trigger.
  3. Resolve the Bone Miser trigger, adding {B}{B}.
  4. Resolve the Smoldering Crater trigger, drawing a card.
  5. Resolve the Escape Protocol trigger, causing you to pay {1} to blink Cartographer.
  6. Cartographer enters the battlefield, returning Smoldering Crater from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Activate Smoldering Crater's cycling ability by paying {0} and discarding it.
  2. Bone Miser, Smoldering Crater, and Escape Protocol trigger.
  3. Resolve the Bone Miser trigger, adding {B}{B}.
  4. Resolve the Smoldering Crater trigger, drawing a card.
  5. Resolve the Escape Protocol trigger, causing you to pay {1} to blink Stoic Builder.
  6. Stoic Builder enters the battlefield, returning Smoldering Crater from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Activate Smoldering Crater's cycling ability by paying {0} and discarding it.
  2. Bone Miser, Smoldering Crater, and Escape Protocol trigger.
  3. Resolve the Bone Miser trigger, adding {B}{B}.
  4. Resolve the Smoldering Crater trigger, drawing a card.
  5. Resolve the Escape Protocol trigger, causing you to pay {1} to blink Greenwarden of Murasa.
  6. Greenwarden of Murasa enters the battlefield, returning Smoldering Crater from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite black mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cycle Smoldering Crater for {0} due to Fluctuator.
  2. Escape Protocol and Bone Miser trigger.
  3. Stack the triggers such that Bone Miser's ability resolves first, adding {B}{B}.
  4. Resolve Escape Protocol's ability using {1} to pay for it to blink Golgari Findbroker.
  5. When Golgari Findbroker ETBs, return Smoldering Crater to your hand.
  6. Resolve the cycling trigger and draw a card.
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