Skip to content

Pirate Ship + Thornbite Staff Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Pirate Ship and Thornbite Staff on the battlefield.
    • You have a way to give Pirate Ship deathtouch. Thornbite Staff attached to Pirate Ship. Pirate Ship does not have summoning sickness.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Give Pirate Ship deathtouch, if needed.
    • 2
      Activate Pirate Ship by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any creature an opponent controls, and destroying it due to Pirate Ship's deathtouch.
    • 3
      When the creature dies, Pirate Ship triggers, untapping Pirate Ship.
    • 4
      Repeat from step 2.
    • 5
      If the effect giving Pirate Ship deathtouch is a static effect, you may repeat this whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Destroy all creatures opponents control
    • Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
    • Lock

Combo Metadata

Decks

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)

The community has determined this isn't a true 2-card combo.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

The community has determined this isn't an early game combo. However, it was a close vote. Play with caution.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

Combo Voting

Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?

Trivial Prerequisites
6.7%
Significant Results
60%
Early Game
47%
Size
View
Top Commanders
New Cards
Top Cards
High Lift
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands