Priest of Forgotten Gods +

Priest of Forgotten Gods + Thornbite Staff Combos

12 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite card draw Infinite draw triggers Near-infinite death triggers Near-infinite ETB Near-infinite lifeloss

Combo 1 with Tormod, the Desecrator + Thornbite Staff + Reassembling Skeleton

Also requires: Tormod, the Desecrator Tormod, the Desecrator Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it, sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton and any other creature.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton and the other creature die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping Priest of Forgotten Gods.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability from step 1, causing any number of players to lose 2 life and sacrifice a creature, and you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Tormod triggers, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Thornbite Staff + Reassembling Skeleton + Desecrated Tomb

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Desecrated Tomb Desecrated Tomb
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it, sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton and any other creature.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton and the other creature die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping Priest of Forgotten Gods.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability from step 1, causing any number of players to lose 2 life and sacrifice a creature, and you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Thornbite Staff + Gravecrawler + Tormod, the Desecrator

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Tormod, the Desecrator Tormod, the Desecrator
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it and sacrificing Gravecrawler and any other creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability, causing any number of opponents to sacrifice a creature and lose 2 life, and causing you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Tormod triggers, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Thornbite Staff + Reassembling Skeleton + Skeleton Crew

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Skeleton Crew Skeleton Crew
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it, sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton and any other creature.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton and the other creature die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping Priest of Forgotten Gods.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability from step 1, causing any number of players to lose 2 life and sacrifice a creature, and you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Relentless Dead + Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer +1 more

Also requires: Relentless Dead Relentless Dead Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Pitiless Plunderer Pitiless Plunderer Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods, sacrificing Relentless Dead and Gravecrawler.
  2. Thornbite Staff, Pitiless Plunderer, and Relentless Dead trigger on the stack; resolve them in that order.
  3. Untap Priest of Forgotten Gods with Thornbite Staff.
  4. Pitiless Plunderer creates two Treasure tokens; crack them both to float two {B}.
  5. Resolve Relentless Dead's trigger, paying {B} to recur it to hand.
  6. Resolve Priest of Forgotten Gods' activated ability; draw a card and add two {B} (floating three {B}).
  7. Cast Relentless Dead from your hand, then cast Gravecrawler from the graveyard as you control a Zombie.
  8. Repeat the combo from the first step, draining opponent with each activation of Priest of Forgotten Gods and drawing your library.
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Combo 6 with Thornbite Staff + Reassembling Skeleton + Insidious Roots

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton Insidious Roots Insidious Roots
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it, sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton and any other creature.
  2. When Reassembling Skeleton and the other creature die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping Priest of Forgotten Gods.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability from step 1, causing any number of players to lose 2 life and sacrifice a creature, and you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token, and then putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Thornbite Staff + Gravecrawler + Desecrated Tomb

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Desecrated Tomb Desecrated Tomb
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it and sacrificing Gravecrawler and any other creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability, causing any number of opponents to sacrifice a creature and lose 2 life, and causing you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Desecrated Tomb triggers, creating a 1/1 Bat creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Thornbite Staff + Gravecrawler + Skeleton Crew

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Skeleton Crew Skeleton Crew
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it and sacrificing Gravecrawler and any other creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability, causing any number of opponents to sacrifice a creature and lose 2 life, and causing you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 9 with Thornbite Staff + Gravecrawler + Insidious Roots

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Insidious Roots Insidious Roots
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it and sacrificing Gravecrawler and any other creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability, causing any number of opponents to sacrifice a creature and lose 2 life, and causing you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Thornbite Staff + Gravecrawler + Teval, the Balanced Scale

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Teval, the Balanced Scale Teval, the Balanced Scale
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite black mana
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it and sacrificing Gravecrawler and any other creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability, causing any number of opponents to sacrifice a creature and lose 2 life, and causing you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Teval triggers, creating a creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 11 with Thornbite Staff + Gravecrawler + Chalk Outline

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Chalk Outline Chalk Outline
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite black mana · Near-infinite Clue tokens
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it and sacrificing Gravecrawler and any other creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability, causing any number of opponents to sacrifice a creature and lose 2 life, and causing you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Chalk Outline triggers, creating a 2/2 Detective creature token and a Clue token.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 12 with Thornbite Staff + Gravecrawler + Quintorius, Field Historian

Also requires: Thornbite Staff Thornbite Staff Gravecrawler Gravecrawler Quintorius, Field Historian Quintorius, Field Historian
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite black mana · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers
Show steps
  1. Activate Priest of Forgotten Gods by tapping it and sacrificing Gravecrawler and any other creature.
  2. When the creatures die, Priest of Forgotten Gods triggers twice, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Priest of Forgotten Gods ability, causing any number of opponents to sacrifice a creature and lose 2 life, and causing you to add {B}{B} and draw a card.
  4. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  5. Quintorius triggers, creating a 3/2 Spirit creature token.
  6. Repeat.
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