Intruder Alarm + Thermopod Combos
14 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite red mana
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Combo 1 with Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Thermopod
Also requires:
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
Thermopod
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
Thermopod
Results:
Infinite draw triggers
· Infinite rummaging
· Infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite death triggers
· Near-infinite ETB
· Near-infinite LTB
· Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
· Near-infinite untap of all creatures
Steps
- Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Thermopod with haste.
- The Thermopod token enters the battlefield, triggering Intruder Alarm, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Thermopod token, adding {R}.
- The Thermopod token dies, triggering itself, causing you to draw a card.
- Repeat.
Combo 2 with Adarkar Valkyrie + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of creatures
Show steps
- Activate Adarkar Valkyrie by tapping it, targeting Thermopod.
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing it, adding {R}.
- When Thermopod dies, Adarkar Valkyrie triggers, returning Thermopod from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Thermopod enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Repeat.
Combo 3 with Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite untap of creatures
Show steps
- Activate Xu-Ifit by tapping it, returning a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Thermopod by sacrificing the creature returned in step 1.
- Repeat.
Combo 4 with Dr. Madison Li + Robobrain War Mind + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite energy counters
Show steps
- Cast Robobrain War Mind by paying {3}{U}.
- When Robobrain War Mind enters, it and Intruder Alarm trigger.
- Resolve the Robobrain War Mind trigger, causing you to get {E} for each artifact creature you control.
- Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Thermopod by sacrificing Robobrain War Mind.
- Activate Dr. Madison Li by tapping it and paying {E}{E}{E}{E}{E}, returning Robobrain War Mind from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Combo 5 with Otherworldly Escort + Amoeboid Changeling + Thermopod
Also requires:
Otherworldly Escort
Amoeboid Changeling
Thermopod
Otherworldly Escort
Amoeboid Changeling
Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite untap of creatures
Show steps
- Activate Amoeboid Changeling's second ability by tapping it, causing Otherworldly Escort to lose all creature types until end of turn.
- Activate Thermopod by sacrificing Otherworldly Escort.
- When Otherworldly Escort dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Spirit Detective.
- When Otherworldly Escort enters, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Repeat.
Combo 6 with Ashcloud Phoenix + Skirk Alarmist + Thermopod
Also requires:
Ashcloud Phoenix
Skirk Alarmist
Thermopod
Ashcloud Phoenix
Skirk Alarmist
Thermopod
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of creatures
Show steps
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Ashcloud Phoenix, adding {R}.
- When Ashcloud Phoenix dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield face down.
- When Ashcloud Phoenix enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Skirk Alarmist by tapping it, turning Ashcloud Phoenix face up.
- Repeat.
Combo 7 with Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing + Library of Leng + Urza, Powerstone Prodigy +1 more
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite self-discard triggers
· Infinite draw triggers
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite untap of creatures
Show steps
- Activate Urza by paying {1}, causing you to loot. The discarded card will be put on top of your library instead of into your graveyard due to Library of Leng.
- Wan Shi Tong's second ability triggers, creating two 1/1 Spirit creature tokens.
- When the Spirits enter, Intruder Alarm triggers twice, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Thermopod by sacrificing a Spirit, adding {R}.
- Repeat.
Combo 8 with Zul Ashur, Lich Lord + Thermopod
Also requires:
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Thermopod
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite untap of creatures
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Show steps
- Activate Zul Ashur by tapping it, targeting a Zombie card in your graveyard.
- Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding enough mana to cast the Zombie.
- Cast the Zombie from your graveyard by paying its mana cost.
- When the Zombie enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Zombie, adding {R}.
- Repeat.
Combo 9 with Valkyrie's Call + Amoeboid Changeling + Thermopod
Also requires:
Valkyrie's Call
Amoeboid Changeling
Thermopod
Valkyrie's Call
Amoeboid Changeling
Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite untap of creatures
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Show steps
- Activate Amoeboid Changeling's second ability by tapping it, causing another nontoken creature you control to lose all creature types until end of turn.
- Activate Thermopod by sacrificing the creature targeted in step 1, adding {R}.
- When the creature dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield as a white Angel.
- When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Repeat.
Combo 10 with Fain, the Broker + Pitiless Plunderer + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite untap of creatures
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Show steps
- Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
- When the Inkling enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Inkling, adding {R}.
- When the Inkling dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Repeat.
Combo 11 with Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Verdant Succession + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite untap of creatures
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Show steps
- During your precombat main phase, activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the additional nontoken green creature, adding {R}.
- When the creature dies, Verdant Succession triggers.
- Holding priority, activate Hua Tuo by tapping it, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for the sacrificed creature and putting it onto the battlefield.
- When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Repeat.
Combo 12 with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Haunted One + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite untap of creatures
· Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
· Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn
Show steps
- Activate Xavier Sal's first ability by tapping it and removing a +1/+1 counter from the additional nontoken Human, Fungus and/or Pirate if it has one, or any counter from another permanent you control otherwise.
- Xavier Sal triggers, causing it and all other creatures you control that share a creature type with it to get +2/+0 and gain undying until end of turn.
- Resolve the Xavier Sal ability, causing you to populate.
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the additional Human, Fungus and/or Pirate, adding {R}.
- When the creature dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
- Repeat.
Combo 13 with Missy + Dog Walker + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Dog Walker, adding {R}.
- When Dog Walker dies, Missy's first ability triggers, returning Dog Walker from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a 2/2 Cyberman artifact creature.
- Activate Dog Walker's disguise ability by paying {R/W}{R/W}, turning it face up.
- Dog Walker triggers, creating two 1/1 Dog creature tokens.
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing a Dog, adding {R}.
- Repeat.
Combo 14 with Cabaretti Charm + Dual Casting + Thermopod
Results:
Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite damage to creatures
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Cast Caberetti Charm by paying {R}{G}{W}.
- Holding priority, activate the creature with Dual Casting attached by paying {R} and tapping it, copying Cabaretti Charm.
- Resolve the copy of Cabaretti Charm, creating two 1/1 Citizen creature tokens.
- When the Citizen tokens enter the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers twice, untapping all creatures.
- Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing a Citizen, adding {R}.
- Repeat from step 2.
- Once you have an arbitrarily large number of creature tokens, you may instead choose any of Cabaretti Charm's modes to deal infinite damage to any creature(s) and planeswalker(s) and/or get infinitely large creatures until end of turn.
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