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%inclusion115 decks1.10K decks
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
0.0%inclusion2 decks7.50K decks
New Cards
Flitterwing Nuisance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Loch Mare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blight Rot
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blowfly Infestation
89%inclusion104 decks117 decks
88%synergy
Necroskitter
85%inclusion99 decks117 decks
84%synergy
Freed from the Real
74%inclusion87 decks117 decks
72%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
72%inclusion84 decks117 decks
71%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
64%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
62%inclusion73 decks117 decks
61%synergy
Intruder Alarm
61%inclusion71 decks117 decks
59%synergy
Mass Diminish
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
59%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
60%inclusion70 decks117 decks
59%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
58%inclusion68 decks117 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Inexorable Tide
57%inclusion67 decks117 decks
54%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
53%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
53%synergy
Contagion Engine
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
53%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
53%inclusion62 decks117 decks
52%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Contagion Clasp
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Kelpie Guide
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Willbreaker
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
45%synergy
Fatestitcher
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
47%synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
43%inclusion43 decks101 decks
41%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Flux Channeler
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
33%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Clever Conjurer
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Banshee
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Guildpact Informant
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Scheming Aspirant
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
North Pole Patrol
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Pirate Ship
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Skeleton Crew
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Archivist
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Norritt
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Rootwater Hunter
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Forensic Researcher
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Viral Drake
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Reveka, Wizard Savant
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Suq'Ata Firewalker
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Carnifex Demon
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Tideforce Elemental
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Zuran Spellcaster
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Arbiter of the Ideal
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Cinderbones
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Puppeteer
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Scaretiller
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Chakram Retriever
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Ichor Rats
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glamermite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Flatline
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
43%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Experimental Augury
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Grim Affliction
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Refocus
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Steady Progress
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Virulent Wound
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Radstorm
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Chain Stasis
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Fate Transfer
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Reject Imperfection
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Wild Unraveling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Retraction Helix
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Serum Snare
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
High Tide
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Capsize
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Turn to Frog
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Countersquall
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Opt
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
40%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Drown in Ichor
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Incremental Blight
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Breaking Wave
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Influence
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Darkness Descends
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Vat Emergence
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Magewright's Stone
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Kormus Bell
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Serrated Arrows
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Insight Engine
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Azor's Gateway
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Lux Cannon
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Grave Betrayal
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Revel in Riches
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Second Wind
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Cowardice
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Corpses of the Lost
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Crab Umbra
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Charisma
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Aura of Dominion
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Verity Circle
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Haunted One
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
As Foretold
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Detection Tower
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Coral Atoll
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Dreadship Reef
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Field
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Vale
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Everglades
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Dunes
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion104 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion94 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Patriar's Seal
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Paradise Mantle
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Replicating Ring
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Bandit's Haul
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
80%inclusion94 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Watery Grave
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Morphic Pool
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-19%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Ice Tunnel
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Ruins
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Survivors' Encampment
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Holdout Settlement
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-6%synergy