Hidden Herbalists + Woe Strider Combos

2 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite death triggers Infinite scry 1

Combo 1 with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Body Launderer

Also requires: Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider Body Launderer Body Launderer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite green mana · Infinite copies of creature cards in your graveyard that are 1/1 Insects
Steps
  1. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Body Launderer.
  2. When Body Launderer dies, its second ability triggers, returning Grist, Voracious Larva from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Grist, Voracious Larva enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to pay {G} to exile it and return it to the battlefield as Grist, the Plague Swarm with six loyalty counters due to Vorinclex.
  4. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  5. Activate Grist, the Plague Swarm's third loyalty ability by removing six loyalty counters from it.
  6. Grist, the Plague Swarm is put into your graveyard as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
  7. Resolve the Grist, the Plague Swarm ability, creating a token copy of each creature card in your graveyard that is a 1/1 Insect.
  8. When the Grist, Voracious Larva and Hidden Herbalist tokens enter the battlefield, the Hidden Herbalist token triggers once and the Grist, Voracious Larva token triggers for each token created this way.
  9. Resolve all Grist, Voracious Larva triggers, choosing not to pay.
  10. Resolve the Hidden Herbalist trigger, adding {G}{G}.
  11. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the Grist, Voracious Larva token, causing you to scry 1.
  12. Repeat from step 1, sacrificing a Body Launderer token instead.

Combo 2 with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm + Doubling Season + Body Launderer

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite green mana · Infinite copies of creature cards in your graveyard that are 1/1 Insects
Show steps
  1. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Body Launderer.
  2. When Body Launderer dies, its second ability triggers, returning Grist, Voracious Larva from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Grist, Voracious Larva enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to pay {G} to exile it and return it to the battlefield as Grist, the Plague Swarm with six loyalty counters due to Doubling Season.
  4. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  5. Activate Grist, the Plague Swarm's third loyalty ability by removing six loyalty counters from it.
  6. Grist, the Plague Swarm is put into your graveyard as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
  7. Resolve the Grist, the Plague Swarm ability, creating two token copies of each creature card in your graveyard that are 1/1 Insects.
  8. Put all but one of the Grist, Voracious Larva tokens into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  9. When the Grist, Voracious Larva and Hidden Herbalist tokens enter the battlefield, each Hidden Herbalist token triggers once and each Grist, Voracious Larva token triggers for each token created this way.
  10. Resolve all Grist, Voracious Larva triggers, choosing not to pay.
  11. Resolve both Hidden Herbalist triggers, adding {G}{G}{G}{G}.
  12. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the Grist, Voracious Larva token, causing you to scry 1.
  13. Repeat from step 1, sacrificing a Body Launderer token instead.
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