Cauldron of Souls + Krark-Clan Ironworks Combos

9 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite colorless mana Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Pentavus + Clock of Omens

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Pentavus persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Pentavus, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Pentavus dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
  4. Activate Pentavus' first ability twice by paying {2} and removing two +1/+1 counters from it, creating two 1/1 Pentavite artifact creature tokens.
  5. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping Pentavus and a Pentavite, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.
  7. Once you have infinite colorless mana and Pentavite tokens, you may use Pentavus' second ability to put infinite +1/+1 counters on it.

Combo 2 with Dross Scorpion + Mycosynth Lattice

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving the creature with bloodthirst persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the creature with bloodthirst, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, which enters the battlefield with at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to its bloodthirst ability.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Triskelavus + Clock of Omens

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Triskelavus persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Triskelavus, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Triskelavus dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
  4. Activate Triskelavus' first ability twice by paying {2} and removing two +1/+1 counters from it, creating two 1/1 Triskelavite artifact creature tokens.
  5. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping Triskelavus and a Triskelavite, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.
  7. Once you have infinite Triskelavite tokens, you may sacrifice them to deal infinite damage to any target(s).

Combo 4 with Tatterkite + Dross Scorpion

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Tatterkite persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Tatterkite, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Tatterkite dies, triggering its persist ability and Dross Scorpion.
  4. Resolve the Tatterkite trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with no -1/-1 counters on it.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Dross Scorpion

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Dross Scorpion persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability, its undying ability and its persist ability.
  4. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion persist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  6. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its undying ability.
  8. Resolve the first Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  9. Resolve the second Dross Scorpion trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  10. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Dross Scorpion, adding {C}{C}.
  11. Dross Scorpion dies, triggering its ability and its persist ability.
  12. Repeat from step 4.

Combo 6 with Dross Scorpion + Biotransference

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving the creature with bloodthirst persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the creature with bloodthirst, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, which enters the battlefield with at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to its bloodthirst ability.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Dross Scorpion + Encroaching Mycosynth

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving the creature with bloodthirst persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing the creature with bloodthirst, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, which enters the battlefield with at least one +1/+1 counter on it due to its bloodthirst ability.
  5. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Szarel, Genesis Shepherd + Clock of Omens

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving two nontoken artifact creatures persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the nontoken artifact creatures, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  3. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing one of the nontoken artifact creatures that doesn't have a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Szarel triggers.
  5. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Szarel trigger, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on the other artifact creature.
  7. Repeat from step 3 once, instead sacrificing the creature who had counters placed on it in step 6.
  8. Repeat from step 1.

Combo 9 with Dross Scorpion + Arsenal Thresher

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Arsenal Thresher persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Arsenal Thresher, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Arsenal Thresher dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Arsenal Thresher trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it, and then choosing to reveal at least one artifact card from your hand to remove the -1/-1 counter.
  6. Repeat.
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