Cryptic Trilobite + Zulaport Cutthroat Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities Infinite creature tokens Infinite ETB Infinite lifegain Infinite lifegain triggers

Combo 1 with Ghave, Guru of Spores + Young Wolf

Also requires: Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores Young Wolf Young Wolf
Results: Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Steps
  1. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing Young Wolf.
  2. Zulaport Cutthroat and Young Wolf's undying ability trigger.
  3. Resove the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve Young Wolf's undying ability, returning Young Wolf from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
  6. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  7. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Young Wolf, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Ghave, Guru of Spores + Strangleroot Geist

Also requires: Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores Strangleroot Geist Strangleroot Geist
Results: Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing Strangleroot Geist.
  2. Zulaport Cutthroat and Strangleroot Geist's undying ability trigger.
  3. Resove the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve Strangleroot Geist's undying ability, returning Strangleroot Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
  6. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  7. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Ghave, Guru of Spores + Butcher Ghoul

Also requires: Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores Butcher Ghoul Butcher Ghoul
Results: Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing Butcher Ghoul.
  2. Zulaport Cutthroat and Butcher Ghoul's undying ability trigger.
  3. Resove the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve Butcher Ghoul's undying ability, returning Butcher Ghoul from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
  6. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  7. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Butcher Ghoul, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  8. Repeat.
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