Saw in Half + Shipwreck Dowser Combos
3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Combo 1 with Sacrifice
Also requires:
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Results:
Infinite black mana
· Cast a subset of spells in your graveyard
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite storm count
Steps
- Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Shipwreck Dowser and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
- The two Shipwreck Dowser tokens enter the battlefield, returning Sacrifice, if applicable, and Saw in Half from your graveyard to your hand.
- Cast Sacrifice by paying {B} and sacrificing a Shipwreck Dowser token, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}.
- Repeat.
- Once you have infinite mana, you may instead return any other instant or sorcery that can be cast using only black mana in place of Sacrifice using the Shipwreck Dowser tokens to get infinite casts of those instants and/or sorceries.
Combo 2 with Culling the Weak
Also requires:
Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Culling the Weak by paying {B} and sacrificing another creature, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}.
- Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Shipwreck Dowser and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
- When the Shipwreck Dowser tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Culling the Weak from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 3 with Burnt Offering
Also requires:
Burnt Offering
Burnt Offering
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite black mana
Show steps
- Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Shipwreck Dowser and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
- When the Shipwreck Dowser tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand.
- Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing a Shipwreck Dowser token, adding {B}{B} plus an additional amount of {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2.
- Repeat.
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