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Skeleton Ship + Thornbite Staff + Flourishing Defenses Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • All permanents on the battlefield (Skeleton Ship without summoning sickness on the battlefield and Thornbite Staff attached to Skeleton Ship on the battlefield).
    • A player controls another creature with toughness equal to 1.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Skeleton Ship by tapping it, putting a -1/-1 counter on target creature with toughness equal to 1.
    • 2
      The creature dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness, triggering Flourishing Defenses and Skeleton Ship.
    • 3
      Resolve the Flourishing Defenses trigger, creating a creature token.
    • 4
      Resolve the Skeleton Ship trigger, untapping it.
    • 5
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite death triggers

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Combo Rank

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 three or more cards are allowed.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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