Ketramose, the New Dawn + Shabraz, the Skyshark Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite self-discard triggers Near-infinite lifegain triggers Infinite draw triggers Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature Infinite rummaging

Combo 1 with Toluz, Clever Conductor

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Steps
  1. Move to your cleanup step, causing you to discard cards down to your maximum hand size.
  2. Toluz's second ability triggers for each card discarded.
  3. Resolve the first trigger, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  4. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  5. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and putting a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  6. Repeat from step 2 if needed for each remaining trigger.
  7. Discard down to your maximum hand size again, as you are still in your cleanup step.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Necropotence

Also requires: Necropotence Necropotence
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Proceed to your cleanup step, causing you to discard cards down to your maximum hand size.
  2. Necropotence triggers for each card discarded.
  3. Resolve the first trigger, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  4. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  5. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  6. Discard cards down until your maximum hand size, as the cleanup step is still onging.
  7. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 3 with Containment Construct

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Proceed to your next cleanup step, causing you to discard cards down to your maximum hand size.
  2. Containment Construct triggers for each card discarded this way. Resolve the first trigger, exiling the discarded card.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and putting a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve all remaining Containment Construct abilities, if applicable, choosing not to exile anything.
  6. Once the stack has emptied and all players pass priority, you will still be in the cleanup step and thus need to discard cards down to your maximum hand size.
  7. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 4 with Toluz, Clever Conductor + Ghostly Pilferer

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Ghostly Pilferer by discarding a card.
  2. Toluz's second ability triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve the Ghostly Pilferer ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Containment Construct + Skirge Familiar

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite black mana · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding a card, adding {B}.
  2. Containment Construct triggers, exiling the discarded card with the ability to play it until end of turn.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Currency Converter

Also requires: Currency Converter Currency Converter
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Proceed to your next cleanup step, causing you to discard cards down to your maximum hand size.
  2. Currency Converter triggers for each card discarded this way. Resolve the first trigger, exiling the discarded card.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve all remaining Currency Converter abilities, if applicable, choosing not to exile anything.
  6. Once the stack has emptied and all players pass priority, you will still be in the cleanup step and thus need to discard cards down to your maximum hand size.
  7. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 7 with Toluz, Clever Conductor + Skirge Familiar

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite black mana · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding a card, adding {B}.
  2. Toluz's second ability triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Containment Construct + Psychic Frog

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Psychic Frog by discarding a card.
  2. Containment Construct triggers, exiling the discarded card with the ability to play it until end of turn.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve the Psychic Frog ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 9 with Toluz, Clever Conductor + Psychic Frog

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Psychic Frog by discarding a card.
  2. Toluz's second ability triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve the Psychic Frog ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Toluz, Clever Conductor + Dream Trawler

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite power for a creature until end of turn · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Dream Trawler by discarding a card.
  2. Toluz's second ability triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve the Dream Trawler ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 11 with Containment Construct + Ghostly Pilferer

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Ghostly Pilferer by discarding a card.
  2. Containment Construct triggers, exiling the discarded card with the ability to play it until end of turn.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve the Ghostly Pilferer ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Necropotence + Witch-king of Angmar

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Witch-king of Angmar by discarding a card.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Resolve the Witch-king of Angmar ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Necropotence + Skirge Familiar

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding a card, adding {B}.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Repeat.

Combo 14 with Necropotence + Putrid Imp

Also requires: Necropotence Necropotence Putrid Imp Putrid Imp
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 15 with Necropotence + Psychic Frog

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Psychic Frog by discarding a card.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Resolve the Psychic Frog ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 16 with Necropotence + Prognostic Sphinx

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Prognostic Sphinx by discarding a card.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Resolve the Prognostic Sphinx ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 17 with Necropotence + Mind Over Matter

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite untap of permanents you control · Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Show steps
  1. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Resolve the Mind Over Matter ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 18 with Necropotence + Ghostly Pilferer

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
  1. Activate Ghostly Pilferer by discarding a card.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Resolve the Ghostly Pilferer ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 19 with Necropotence + Dream Trawler

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Infinite rummaging · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite power for a creature until end of turn
Show steps
  1. Activate Dream Trawler by discarding a card.
  2. Necropotence triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz
  5. Resolve the Dream Trawler ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 20 with Toluz, Clever Conductor + Witch-king of Angmar

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Exile your library · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite rummaging
Show steps
  1. Activate Witch-king of Angmar by discarding a card.
  2. Toluz's second ability triggers, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard.
  3. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life.
  4. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Shabraz.
  5. Resolve the Witch-king of Angmar ability.
  6. Repeat.
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