Chainer, Dementia Master + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Combos

18 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite lifegain Infinite lifegain triggers Infinite LTB

Combo 1 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Dimir House Guard

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Steps
  1. Activate Dimir House Guard by sacrificing Gray Merchant, regenerating it the next time it would die this turn.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Viscera Seer

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Gray Merchant, scrying 1.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Buried Alive + Reanimate + Viscera Seer +1 more

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
  2. Cast Reanimate by paying 2 life.
  3. returning Chainer onto the battlefield and causing you to lose five life.
  4. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant of Asphodel from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  7. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Gray Merchant of Asphodel, scrying 1.
  8. Repeat from step 5.
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Combo 4 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Carrion Feeder

Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Gray Merchant, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Ashnod's Altar

Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Buried Alive + Animate Dead + Viscera Seer +1 more

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
  2. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1} and two life.
  3. Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
  4. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant of Asphodel from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  7. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Gray Merchant of Asphodel, scrying 1.
  8. Repeat from step 5.
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Combo 7 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Phyrexian Altar

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant, adding one mana of any color.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Buried Alive + Necromancy + Viscera Seer +1 more

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
  2. Cast Necromancy by paying {2} and two life.
  3. Necromancy enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Necromancy.
  4. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant of Asphodel from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  7. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Gray Merchant of Asphodel, scrying 1.
  8. Repeat from step 5.
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Combo 9 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Altar of Dementia

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gray Merchant, causing target player to mill cards equal to Gray Merchant's power.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Buried Alive + Reanimate + Viscera Seer +1 more

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
  2. Cast Reanimate by paying 2 life.
  3. returning Chainer onto the battlefield and causing you to lose five life.
  4. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  7. Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
  9. Repeat from step 5.

Combo 11 with Buried Alive + Animate Dead + Viscera Seer +1 more

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
  2. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1} and two life.
  3. Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
  4. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  7. Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
  9. Repeat from step 5.

Combo 12 with Buried Alive + Necromancy + Viscera Seer +1 more

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Cast Buried Alive by paying {2} and two life, searching for Chainer, Viscera Seer, and Kokusho.
  2. Cast Animate Dead by paying {1} and two life.
  3. Animate Dead enters the battlefield, returning Chainer onto the battlefield attached with Animate Dead.
  4. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Viscera Seer from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Kokusho from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  6. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Kokusho.
  7. Kokusho dies, causing each opponent to lose 5 life and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  8. Resolve the Viscera Seer, scrying 1.
  9. Repeat from step 5.

Combo 13 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Sadistic Hypnotist

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Sadistic Hypnotist by sacrificing Gray Merchant, causing target player to discard two cards.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 14 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Spawning Pit

Also requires: Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel Spawning Pit Spawning Pit
Results: Infinite charge counters on a permanent · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Spawning Pit's first ability by sacrificing Gray Merchant, putting a charge counter on it.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 15 with Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Goblin Bombardment

Results: Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Show steps
  1. Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Gray Merchant, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  2. Activate Chainer by paying nine life, returning Gray Merchant from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
  3. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the amount of life lost this way.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 16 with Angelic Chorus + Phyrexian Dreadnought

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Phyrexian Dreadnought by paying {1}.
  2. When Phyrexian Dreadnought enters the battlefield, it and Angelic Chorus trigger.
  3. Resolve the Angelic Chorus trigger, causing you to gain life equal to Phyrexian Dreadnought's toughness.
  4. Resolve the Phyrexian Dreadnought trigger, causing you to sacrifice it.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying 9 life due to K'rrik, returning Phyrexian Dreadnought from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 17 with Verdant Sun's Avatar + Phyrexian Dreadnought

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Phyrexian Dreadnought by paying {1}.
  2. When Phyrexian Dreadnought enters the battlefield, it and Verdant Sun's Avatar trigger.
  3. Resolve the Verdant Sun's Avatar trigger, causing you to gain life equal to Phyrexian Dreadnought's toughness.
  4. Resolve the Phyrexian Dreadnought trigger, causing you to sacrifice it.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying 9 life due to K'rrik, returning Phyrexian Dreadnought from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 18 with Trostani, Selesnya's Voice + Phyrexian Dreadnought

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Phyrexian Dreadnought by paying {1}.
  2. When Phyrexian Dreadnought enters the battlefield, it and Trostani trigger.
  3. Resolve the Trostani trigger, causing you to gain life equal to Phyrexian Dreadnought's toughness.
  4. Resolve the Phyrexian Dreadnought trigger, causing you to sacrifice it.
  5. Activate Chainer by paying 9 life due to K'rrik, returning Phyrexian Dreadnought from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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