Songs of the Damned
Chthonian Nightmare
Eternal Witness
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Eternal Witness on the battlefield. | |
| Songs of the Damned and Chthonian Nightmare in hand. | |
| You have at least five creature cards in your graveyard. You control a nontoken creature with mana value 3 or less. | |
| available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Songs of the Damned by paying , adding for each creature card in your graveyard. |
2 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying  . |
3 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get  . |
4 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing a creature with mana value 3 or less and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Eternal Witness from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
5 | When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Songs of the Damned from your graveyard to your hand. |
6 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying . |
7 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get . |
8 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of , sacrificing Eternal Witness and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
9 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite storm count | |
| Infinite magecraft triggers | |
| Infinite black mana |
Combo Metadata
287
DECKS
0.01%
OF 1931138 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 8422
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{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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