Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
Herd Baloth
Thornbite Staff
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| You control at least one additional creature. Xavier Sal does not have summoning sickness. Herd Baloth has at least one +1/+1 counter on it. Thornbite Staff attached to Xavier Sal. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Xavier Sal's second ability by tapping it and sacrificing any other creature you control. |
2 | When the creature dies, Xavier Sal triggers, untapping Xavier Sal. |
3 | Resolve the Xavier Sal ability from step 1, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth. |
4 | Herd Baloth triggers, creating a 4/4 Beast creature token. |
5 | Repeat. |
6 | Once you have infinite +1/+1 counters on Herd Baloth, you may instead use Xavier Sal's first ability to get infinite copies of creature tokens you control. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature | |
| Infinite copies of creature tokens you control | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite proliferate | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers |
Combo Metadata
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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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