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Barbed Servitor

Barbed Servitor

Artifact Creature — Construct1/1$0.34

Indestructible When this creature enters, suspect it. (It has menace and can't block.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and you lose 1 life. Whenever this creature is dealt damage, target opponent loses that much life.

Legal in Commander

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Combos 13

  • Barbed Servitor + Blazing Sunsteel

    • Infinite damage
    • Infinite lifeloss

    2,089 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to deal damage to Barbed Servitor

    Steps

    Deal damage to Barbed Servitor Barbed Servitor and Blazing Sunsteel trigger. Resolve the Barbed Servitor trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt to it Resolve the Blazing Sunsteel trigger, dealing damage to Barbed Servitor. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought

    • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent

    1,626 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a creature that can attack this turn. Dawnsire has ten or more charge counters on it.

    Steps

    Declare any creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, dealing 100 damage to Barbed Servitor. Barbed Servitor triggers, causing an opponent to lose 100 life.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Fiendlash + Pariah's Shield

    • Infinite damage to one opponent
    • Infinite lifeloss

    581 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to deal damage to Barbed Servitor.

    Steps

    Deal damage to Barbed Servitor Barbed Servitor and Fiendlash trigger. Resolve the Barbed Servitor trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt to Barbed Servitor. Resolve the Fiendlash trigger, targeting you, but dealing damage to Barbed Servitor instead due to Pariah's Shield. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Repercussion + Pariah

    • Infinite lifeloss

    470 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to deal damage to Barbed Servitor.

    Steps

    Deal damage to Barbed Servitor. Barbed Servitor and Repercussion trigger. Resolve the Barbed Servitor trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt. Resolve the Repercussion trigger, dealing damage to Barbed Servitor instead of you due to Pariah. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Repercussion + Pariah's Shield

    • Infinite lifeloss

    376 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to deal damage to Barbed Servitor.

    Steps

    Deal damage to Barbed Servitor. Barbed Servitor and Repercussion trigger. Resolve the Barbed Servitor trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt. Resolve the Repercussion trigger, dealing damage to Barbed Servitor instead of you due to Pariah's Shield. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Fiendlash + Pariah

    • Infinite damage to one opponent
    • Infinite lifeloss

    335 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to deal damage to Barbed Servitor.

    Steps

    Deal damage to Barbed Servitor Barbed Servitor and Fiendlash trigger. Resolve the Barbed Servitor trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt to Barbed Servitor. Resolve the Fiendlash trigger, targeting you, but dealing damage to Barbed Servitor instead due to Pariah. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Volcano Hellion

    • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
    • Target opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 253 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a higher life total than an opponent.

    Steps

    Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}. When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an amount of damage to you and Barbed Servitor equal to an opponent's life total. Barbed Servitor's third ability triggers, causing the opponent to lose that much life. The opponent loses the game due to having 0 life.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Fiendlash + Gideon's Sacrifice

    • Infinite damage to one opponent
    • Infinite lifeloss

    Mana needed: 218 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to deal damage to Barbed Servitor.

    Steps

    Cast Gideon's Sacrifice by paying {W}, targeting Barbed Servitor Deal damage to Barbed Servitor Barbed Servitor and Fiendlash trigger. Resolve the Barbed Servitor trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt to Barbed Servitor. Resolve the Fiendlash trigger, targeting you, but dealing damage to Barbed Servitor instead due to Gideon's Sacrifice. Repeat from step 3.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Wheel of Misfortune + Pariah's Shield

    • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent

    Mana needed: 104 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Wheel of Misfortune by paying {2}{R}, choosing an arbitrarily large number and having Wheel of Misfortune deal that much damage to Barbed Servitor instead of you due to Pariah's Shield if you chose the largest number. Barbed Servitor triggers, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt.

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  • Barbed Servitor + Fiendlash + With Great Power . . .

    • Infinite damage to one opponent
    • Infinite lifeloss

    95 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to deal damage to Barbed Servitor.

    Steps

    Deal damage to Barbed Servitor Barbed Servitor and Fiendlash trigger. Resolve the Barbed Servitor trigger, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the damage dealt to Barbed Servitor. Resolve the Fiendlash trigger, targeting you, but dealing damage to Barbed Servitor instead due to With Great Power.... Repeat from step 2.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.

Best commanders

Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.

  1. Valgavoth, Harrower of SoulsBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls can use.
  2. Y'shtola, Night's BlessedBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which Y'shtola, Night's Blessed can use.
  3. Rakdos, Lord of RiotsBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which Rakdos, Lord of Riots can use.
  4. Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of RuinBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin can use.
  5. Emet-Selch of the Third SeatBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which Emet-Selch of the Third Seat can use.
  6. Sygg, River CutthroatBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which Sygg, River Cutthroat can use.
  7. Davros, Dalek CreatorBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which Davros, Dalek Creator can use.
  8. The Master of Lake-townBarbed Servitor drains opponents' life, which The Master of Lake-town can use.
  9. Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated copies your triggered abilities, which Barbed Servitor can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  10. Superior Spider-ManSuperior Spider-Man copies creatures, which Barbed Servitor can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.

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