Thornbite Staff + Zimone and Dina Combos

8 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

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

Combo 1 with Bloodghast + Golgari Rot Farm

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
Steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing Bloodghast.
  2. When Bloodghast dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping Zimone and Dina.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to draw a card and put Golgari Rot Farm from your hand onto the battlefield, and then repeat this process once if you control eight or more lands, putting any other land from your hand onto the battlefield instead.
  4. When Golgari Rot Farm enters the battlefield, it and Bloodghast trigger.
  5. Resolve the Golgari Rot Farm trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Bloodghast trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Bloodghast + Simic Growth Chamber

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing Bloodghast.
  2. When Bloodghast dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping Zimone and Dina.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to draw a card and put Simic Growth Chamber from your hand onto the battlefield, and then repeat this process once if you control eight or more lands, putting any other land from your hand onto the battlefield instead.
  4. When Simic Growth Chamber enters the battlefield, it and Bloodghast trigger.
  5. Resolve the Simic Growth Chamber trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Bloodghast trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Bloodghast + Dimir Aqueduct

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing Bloodghast.
  2. When Bloodghast dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping Zimone and Dina.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to draw a card and put Dimir Aqueduct from your hand onto the battlefield, and then repeat this process once if you control eight or more lands, putting any other land from your hand onto the battlefield instead.
  4. When Dimir Aqueduct enters the battlefield, it and Bloodghast trigger.
  5. Resolve the Dimir Aqueduct trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Bloodghast trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Abundance + Rampaging Baloths

Results: Arrange your library in any order · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a land card, put it into your hand, then put the land onto the battlefield tapped, and repeat this process once if you control at least eight lands.
  4. Rampaging Baloths triggers for each land that enters the battlefield this way, creating that many 4/4 Beast creature tokens.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Abundance + Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer

Results: Arrange your library in any order · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a land card, put it into your hand, then put the land onto the battlefield tapped, and repeat this process once if you control at least eight lands.
  4. Greensleeves triggers for each land that enters the battlefield this way, creating that many 3/3 Badger creature tokens.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Abundance + Sporemound

Results: Arrange your library in any order · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping itself.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a land card, put it into your hand, then put the land onto the battlefield tapped, and repeat this process once if you control at least eight lands.
  4. Sporemound triggers for each land that enters the battlefield this way, creating that many 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Nadir Kraken + Ashnod's Altar

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite colorless mana · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping it.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to draw a card, and allowing you to put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield, and then repeating the process one additional time if you control at least eight lands.
  4. Nadir Kraken triggers for each card drawn this way.
  5. Resolve the first Nadir Kraken trigger, causing you to pay {1} to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  6. Resolve the second Nadir Kraken trigger, if applicable, choosing not to pay.
  7. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Tentacle, adding {C}{C}.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Nadir Kraken + Phyrexian Altar

Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
Show steps
  1. Activate Zimone and Dina by tapping it and sacrificing another creature.
  2. When the creature dies, Zimone and Dina triggers, untapping it.
  3. Resolve the Zimone and Dina ability from step 1, causing you to draw a card, and allowing you to put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield, and then repeating the process one additional time if you control at least eight lands.
  4. Nadir Kraken triggers for each card drawn this way.
  5. Resolve the first Nadir Kraken trigger, causing you to pay {1} to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  6. Resolve the second Nadir Kraken trigger, if applicable, choosing not to pay.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Tentacle, adding {1}.
  8. Repeat.
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