Thornbite Staff + Woe Strider Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Sidisi, Regent of the Mire

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Steps
  1. Activate Sidisi by tapping it and sacrificing the creature with mana value 0.
  2. When the creature dies, Sidisi triggers, untapping Sidisi.
  3. Resolve the Sidisi ability, returning the creature that creates creature token(s) on death from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the creature.
  5. When the creature dies, it and Sidisi trigger.
  6. Resolve the Sidisi trigger, untapping it.
  7. Resolve the creature's trigger, creating at least one creature token.
  8. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Xu-Ifit by tapping it, returning a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the creature returned in step 1.
  3. When the creature dies, Xu-Ifit triggers, untapping itself.
  4. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Fain, the Broker + Pitiless Plunderer

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Fain's third ability by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, creating a 2/1 Inkling creature token.
  2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the Inkling.
  3. When the Inkling dies, Fain and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  4. Resolve the Fain trigger, untapping it.
  5. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Adarkar Valkyrie

Also requires: Adarkar Valkyrie Adarkar Valkyrie
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Adarkar Valkyrie by tapping it, targeting another nontoken creature you control.
  2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the creature targeted in step 1.
  3. When the creature dies, Adarkar Valkyrie triggers twice.
  4. Resolve the first trigger, untapping Adarkar Valkyrie.
  5. Resolve the second trigger, returning the sacrificed creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Ulamog's Dreadsire

Also requires: Ulamog's Dreadsire Ulamog's Dreadsire
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Ulamog's Dreadsire by tapping it, creating a 10/10 Eldrazi creature tokens.
  2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the Eldrazi token.
  3. When the Eldrazi token dies, Ulamog's Dreadsire triggers, untapping Ulamog's Dreadsire.
  4. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Shambling Ghast + Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Zul Ashur by tapping it, targeting Shambling Ghast.
  2. Cast Shambling Ghast from your graveyard by paying {B}.
  3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Shambling Ghast.
  4. When Shambing Ghast dies, it and Zul Ashur trigger.
  5. Resolve the Shambling Ghast trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  6. Resolve the Zul Ashur trigger, untapping it.
  7. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  8. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}.
  9. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Marina Vendrell + Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Marina by tapping it, unlocked Spiked Corridor.
  2. Spiked Corridor triggers, creating three 1/1 Devil creature tokens.
  3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing a Devil.
  4. When the Devil dies, it and Marina trigger.
  5. Resolve the Devil's trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  6. Resolve the Marina trigger, untapping it.
  7. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  8. Activate Marina by tapping it, locking Spiked Corridor.
  9. Repeat steps 3 through 7 one additional time.
  10. Repeat from step 1.

Combo 8 with Sidisi, Regent of the Mire + Bladewing the Risen

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Sidisi by tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken Dragon with mana value 6.
  2. When the creature dies, Sidisi triggers, untapping Sidisi.
  3. Resolve the Sidisi ability, returning Bladewing from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Bladewing enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the Dragon with mana value 6 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Bladewing.
  6. When Bladewing dies, Sidisi triggers, untapping Sidisi.
  7. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 9 with Sidisi, Regent of the Mire + Karmic Guide

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Sidisi by tapping it and sacrificing the creature with mana value 4.
  2. When the creature dies, Sidisi triggers, untapping Sidisi.
  3. Resolve the Sidisi ability, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the creature with mana value 4 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  6. When Karmic Guide dies, Sidisi triggers, untapping Sidisi.
  7. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 10 with Sidisi, Regent of the Mire + Sister Hospitaller

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain
Show steps
  1. Activate Sidisi by tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken creature with mana value 5.
  2. When the creature dies, Sidisi triggers, untapping Sidisi.
  3. Resolve the Sidisi ability, returning Sister Hospitaller from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Sister Hospitaller enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the creature with mana value 5 from your graveyard to the battlefield and causing you to gain 5 life.
  5. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Sister Hospitaller.
  6. When Sister Hospitaller dies, Sidisi triggers, untapping Sidisi.
  7. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 11 with Otherworldly Escort + Amoeboid Changeling

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Amoeboid Changeling's second ability by tapping it, causing Otherworldly Escort to lose all creature types until end of turn.
  2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Otherworldly Escort.
  3. When Otherworldly Escort dies, it and Amoeboid Changeling trigger.
  4. Resolve the Amoeboid Changeling trigger, untapping it.
  5. Resolve the Otherworldly Escort trigger, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Spirit Detective.
  6. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 12 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. Activate Ghired by tapping it, creating a token copy of any creature token you control that entered the battlefield this turn.
  2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the creature token.
  3. When the token dies, Ghired triggers, untapping itself.
  4. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 13 with Thraben Doomsayer

Also requires: Thraben Doomsayer Thraben Doomsayer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite damage
Show steps
  1. Activate Thraben Doomsayer by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Human creature token.
  2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the Human.
  3. When the Human dies, Thraben Doomsayer triggers, untapping Thraben Doomsayer.
  4. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 14 with Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Shield Sphere

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Emry by tapping it, allowing you to cast Shield Sphere from your graveyard this turn.
  2. Cast Shield Sphere from your graveyard by paying {0}.
  3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Shield Sphere.
  4. When Shield Sphere dies, Emry triggers, untapping Emry.
  5. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 15 with Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Phyrexian Walker

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Emry by tapping it, allowing you to cast Phyrexian Walker from your graveyard this turn.
  2. Cast Phyrexian Walker from your graveyard by paying {0}.
  3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Phyrexian Walker.
  4. When Phyrexian Walker dies, Emry triggers, untapping Emry.
  5. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 16 with Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Ornithopter

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Emry by tapping it, allowing you to cast Ornithopter from your graveyard this turn.
  2. Cast Ornithopter from your graveyard by paying {0}.
  3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Ornithopter.
  4. When Ornithopter dies, Emry triggers, untapping Emry.
  5. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 17 with Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Memnite

Also requires: Emry, Lurker of the Loch Emry, Lurker of the Loch Memnite Memnite
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Emry by tapping it, allowing you to cast Memnite from your graveyard this turn.
  2. Cast Memnite from your graveyard by paying {0}.
  3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Memnite.
  4. When Memnite dies, Emry triggers, untapping Emry.
  5. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 18 with Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Verdant Succession

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
Show steps
  1. During your precombat main phase, activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the additional nontoken green creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Verdant Succession and Hua Tuo trigger.
  3. Holding priority, activate Hua Tuo by tapping it, putting the creature from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  4. Resolve the Hua Tuo trigger from step 2, untapping it.
  5. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for the sacrificed creature and putting it onto the battlefield.
  6. Resolve the Woe Strider ability from step 1, causing you to scry 1.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 19 with Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician

Results: Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Etali by paying {5}{R}{R} and paying any commander tax if relevant.
  2. When Etali enters the battlefield, it triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Etali.
  4. If Etali is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  5. When Etali dies, Hua Tuo triggers, untapping Hua Tuo.
  6. Resolve the Woe Strider ability from Step 3.
  7. Activate Hua Tuo by tapping it, putting Etali on top of your library from your graveyard.
  8. Resolve the Etali trigger from step 2, causing you to exile cards from each player's library until you exile a nonland card, with you exiling Etali from your library.
  9. Cast Etali and any other nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
  10. Repeat from Step 2.

Combo 20 with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Haunted One

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn
Show steps
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Resolve the Xavier Sal ability, causing you to populate.
  4. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the additional Human, Fungus and/or Pirate.
  5. When the creature dies, its undying ability and Xavier Sal trigger.
  6. Resolve the creature's undying trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Resolve the Xavier Sal trigger, untapping it.
  8. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  9. Repeat.
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