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%inclusion110 decks1.07K decks
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.65K decks
New Cards
North Pole Patrol
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Serpent's Pass
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blowfly Infestation
88%inclusion99 decks112 decks
88%synergy
Necroskitter
86%inclusion96 decks112 decks
85%synergy
Freed from the Real
74%inclusion83 decks112 decks
72%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
72%inclusion81 decks112 decks
72%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
67%inclusion75 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
61%synergy
Intruder Alarm
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
61%synergy
Mass Diminish
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Contagion Engine
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
54%synergy
Inexorable Tide
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
53%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
53%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
54%inclusion57 decks105 decks
53%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Contagion Clasp
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
51%synergy
Kelpie Guide
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
50%synergy
Fatestitcher
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Willbreaker
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Notion Thief
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
46%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
41%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Flux Channeler
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Clever Conjurer
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Guildpact Informant
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Banshee
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Rootwater Hunter
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Skeleton Crew
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Reveka, Wizard Savant
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Pirate Ship
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Suq'Ata Firewalker
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Archivist
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Norritt
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Zuran Spellcaster
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Tideforce Elemental
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Carnifex Demon
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Forensic Researcher
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Viral Drake
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Cinderbones
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Ichor Rats
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Blighted Agent
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Vedalken Anatomist
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Puppeteer
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Chakram Retriever
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Thornwind Faeries
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Fallowsage
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Scaretiller
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Flatline
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Experimental Augury
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Grim Affliction
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Refocus
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Steady Progress
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Turnabout
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Virulent Wound
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Radstorm
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Chain Stasis
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Fate Transfer
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Reject Imperfection
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Retraction Helix
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Serum Snare
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Capsize
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Agony
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Turn to Frog
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
38%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Incremental Blight
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Influence
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Magewright's Stone
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Kormus Bell
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Serrated Arrows
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
6%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Azor's Gateway
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Lux Cannon
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Grave Betrayal
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Revel in Riches
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Second Wind
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Cowardice
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Crab Umbra
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Mind Over Matter
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Charisma
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Aura of Dominion
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Verity Circle
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death Wielder
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Detection Tower
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Coral Atoll
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
16%inclusion12 decks76 decks
15%synergy
Dreadship Reef
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Field
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Vale
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Everglades
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Grasping Dunes
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion100 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion91 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Patriar's Seal
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Paradise Mantle
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
81%inclusion91 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion60 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion51 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Holdout Settlement
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-6%synergy