Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Vigor Combos

6 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Near-infinite damage Near-infinite +1/+1 counters Infinite colored mana Infinite combat phases Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Combo 1 with Walking Ballista

Also requires: Walking Ballista Walking Ballista
Results: Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters
Steps
  1. Declare any creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, attempting to deal 100 damage to Walking Ballista, but instead putting 100 +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
  2. Activate Walking Ballista 100 times by removing 100 +1/+1 counters from it, dealing 100 damage divided among any number of targets.

Combo 2 with Triskelion

Also requires: Triskelion Triskelion
Results: Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters
Show steps
  1. Declare any creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, attempting to deal 100 damage to Triskelion, but instead putting 100 +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
  2. Activate Triskelion 100 times by removing 100 +1/+1 counters from it, dealing 100 damage divided among any number of targets.

Combo 3 with Crystalline Crawler + Aggravated Assault

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Declare any creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, attempting to deal 100 damage to Crystalline Crawler, which will result in 100 +1/+1 counters being placed on it instead due to Vigor.
  2. Move to your postcombat main phase.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {3}{R}{R}.
  4. Activate Aggravated Assault by paying {3}{R}{R}, causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Deathbringer Thoctar

Also requires: Deathbringer Thoctar Deathbringer Thoctar
Results: Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters
Show steps
  1. Declare any creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, attempting to deal 100 damage to Deathbringer Thoctar, but instead putting 100 +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
  2. Activate Deathbringer Thoctar 100 times by removing 100 +1/+1 counters from it, dealing 100 damage divided among any number of targets.

Combo 5 with Crystalline Crawler + Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Declare any creature as an attacker, triggering Najeela if the creature was a Warrior and Dawnsire.
  2. Resolve the Najeela trigger, if applicable, creating a 1/1 Warrior creature token that is tapped and attacking.
  3. Resolve the Dawnsire trigger, attempting to deal 100 damage to Crystalline Crawler, which will result in 100 +1/+1 counters being placed on it instead due to Vigor.
  4. Holding priority, activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}.
  5. Activate Najeela by paying {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, untapping all attacking creatures, giving them trample, lifelink and haste, and causing you to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  6. Repeat each combat phase.

Combo 6 with Crystalline Crawler + Hellkite Charger

Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Declare Hellkite Charger as an attacker, triggering it and Dawnsire.
  2. Resolve the Dawnsire trigger, attempting to deal 100 damage to Crystalline Crawler, which will result in 100 +1/+1 counters being placed on it instead due to Vigor.
  3. Holding priority, activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability seven times by removing seven +1/+1 counters from it, adding {5}{R}{R}.
  4. Resolve the Hellkite Charger trigger, causing you to pay {5}{R}{R} to untap all attacking creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  5. Repeat each combat phase.
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