Skeleton Ship
Thornbite Staff
Nest of Scarabs

   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 Nest of Scarabs and Skeleton Ship.
3
Resolve the Nest of Scarabs trigger, creating a creature token.
4
Resolve the Skeleton Ship trigger, untapping it.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite death triggers
Skeleton Ship
10%inclusion105 decks1.04K decks
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.75K decks
New Cards
North Pole Patrol
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Serpent's Pass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blowfly Infestation
88%inclusion94 decks107 decks
87%synergy
Necroskitter
85%inclusion91 decks107 decks
84%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
73%inclusion78 decks107 decks
73%synergy
Freed from the Real
72%inclusion77 decks107 decks
70%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
65%inclusion70 decks107 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion67 decks107 decks
61%synergy
Intruder Alarm
60%inclusion64 decks107 decks
58%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
58%inclusion62 decks107 decks
57%synergy
Mass Diminish
56%inclusion60 decks107 decks
56%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
57%inclusion61 decks107 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Inexorable Tide
55%inclusion59 decks107 decks
52%synergy
Contagion Engine
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
54%inclusion58 decks107 decks
53%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
52%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Contagion Clasp
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
50%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
51%inclusion55 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Willbreaker
50%inclusion53 decks107 decks
49%synergy
Fatestitcher
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Kelpie Guide
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Will
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
45%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
44%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
40%inclusion35 decks87 decks
39%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Flux Channeler
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
35%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
33%inclusion33 decks101 decks
30%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Clever Conjurer
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Guildpact Informant
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Banshee
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Rootwater Hunter
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Skeleton Crew
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Reveka, Wizard Savant
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Suq'Ata Firewalker
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Archivist
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Norritt
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Pirate Ship
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Zuran Spellcaster
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Tideforce Elemental
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Carnifex Demon
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Forensic Researcher
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Ichor Rats
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Blighted Agent
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Anatomist
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Cinderbones
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Puppeteer
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Chakram Retriever
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Emperor of Bones
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Thornwind Faeries
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Fallowsage
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Scaretiller
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Avatar of Woe
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
45%inclusion48 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion43 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Flatline
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
39%synergy
Experimental Augury
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Grim Affliction
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
29%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Refocus
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
26%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Steady Progress
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Turnabout
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion14 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Virulent Wound
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Radstorm
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
-9%synergy
Chain Stasis
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Fate Transfer
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Reject Imperfection
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Retraction Helix
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Capsize
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Serum Snare
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
High Tide
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Agony
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Turn to Frog
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Opt
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Black Sun's Zenith
39%inclusion42 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Contentious Plan
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion31 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
22%inclusion24 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Incremental Blight
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Breaking Wave
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Liliana's Influence
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Magewright's Stone
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
34%inclusion36 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Kormus Bell
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Serrated Arrows
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Azor's Gateway
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Lux Cannon
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
46%synergy
Grave Betrayal
36%inclusion39 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Revel in Riches
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Second Wind
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Cowardice
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Crab Umbra
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
5%synergy
Charisma
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Aura of Dominion
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Verity Circle
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
27%inclusion29 decks107 decks
27%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
25%inclusion27 decks107 decks
23%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
36%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
37%inclusion40 decks107 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion32 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
-10%synergy
Detection Tower
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion19 decks107 decks
1%synergy
Coral Atoll
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Field
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Dreadship Reef
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Vale
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Everglades
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Dunes
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion95 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion87 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion56 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion51 decks107 decks
22%synergy
Patriar's Seal
38%inclusion41 decks107 decks
37%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
28%inclusion30 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Paradise Mantle
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Replicating Ring
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
81%inclusion87 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion57 decks107 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
49%inclusion52 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion49 decks107 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
44%inclusion47 decks107 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
24%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Morphic Pool
35%inclusion37 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion35 decks107 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
31%inclusion33 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion28 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion25 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
14%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
19%inclusion20 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion18 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion17 decks107 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
-3%synergy
Holdout Settlement
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.5%inclusion7 decks107 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-6%synergy