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
11%inclusion114 decks1.08K decks
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.46K decks
New Cards
Flitterwing Nuisance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Loch Mare
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Darkness Descends
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glamermite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Moonshadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blowfly Infestation
88%inclusion102 decks116 decks
87%synergy
Necroskitter
85%inclusion99 decks116 decks
84%synergy
Freed from the Real
73%inclusion85 decks116 decks
71%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
72%inclusion83 decks116 decks
71%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
66%inclusion76 decks116 decks
65%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion72 decks116 decks
60%synergy
Intruder Alarm
60%inclusion70 decks116 decks
58%synergy
Mass Diminish
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
58%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
57%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Inexorable Tide
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
54%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
55%inclusion61 decks111 decks
53%synergy
Contagion Engine
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
53%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
52%synergy
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53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
52%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Contagion Clasp
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
51%synergy
Willbreaker
50%inclusion58 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Kelpie Guide
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Thrummingbird
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
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3%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
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5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Fatestitcher
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
46%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
44%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
41%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Flux Channeler
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
38%synergy
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38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Clever Conjurer
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Banshee
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Guildpact Informant
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Skeleton Crew
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Pirate Ship
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
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16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
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15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Rootwater Hunter
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Archivist
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
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14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Norritt
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Suq'Ata Firewalker
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Forensic Researcher
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Carnifex Demon
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Zuran Spellcaster
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Tideforce Elemental
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Cinderbones
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Puppeteer
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
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-4%synergy
Instants
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47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
5%synergy
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43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Flatline
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
42%synergy
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39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
36%synergy
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9%synergy
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30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Grim Affliction
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Refocus
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
26%synergy
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22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Steady Progress
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
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15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Turnabout
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
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13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Virulent Wound
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Radstorm
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
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11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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-3%synergy
Swan Song
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-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
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-9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Retraction Helix
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Serum Snare
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
0%synergy
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6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Capsize
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
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3%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Opt
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Black Sun's Zenith
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Contentious Plan
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Incremental Blight
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Influence
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Magewright's Stone
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Insight Engine
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Kormus Bell
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Serrated Arrows
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Azor's Gateway
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Lux Cannon
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Grave Betrayal
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Revel in Riches
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Second Wind
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Cowardice
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Crab Umbra
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Charisma
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Mind Over Matter
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Aura of Dominion
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Verity Circle
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
As Foretold
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Detection Tower
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Coral Atoll
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Dreadship Reef
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Field
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Vale
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Everglades
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Dunes
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion104 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion93 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Patriar's Seal
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Paradise Mantle
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Compleation
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Firdoch Core
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
82%inclusion95 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion64 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Watery Grave
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Holdout Settlement
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-6%synergy