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Burnt Offering

Burnt Offering

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As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add X mana in any combination of and/or , where X is the sacrificed creature's mana value.

Legal in Commander

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Combos 43

  • Burnt Offering + Saw in Half + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak

    • Infinite red mana
    • Infinite black mana

    Mana needed: 8,319 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Pinnacle Monk and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing a token, adding {B}{B} plus an additional amount of {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2. Repeat.

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  • Burnt Offering + Scholar of the Ages + Persist

    • Infinite black mana

    Mana needed: 2,397 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing Scholar of the Ages, adding seven {B}. Cast Persist by paying its mana cost, returning Scholar of the Ages from your graveyard to the battlefield. When Scholar of the Ages enters, it triggers, returning Burnt Offering and Persist from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Burnt Offering + Scholar of the Ages + Shallow Grave

    • Infinite black mana

    Mana needed: 1,990 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing Scholar of the Ages, adding seven mana in any combination of {B} and/or {R}. Cast Shallow Grave by paying {1}{B}, returning Scholar of the Ages from your graveyard to the battlefield. Scholar of the Ages triggers, returning Burnt Offering and Shallow Grave from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Burnt Offering + Ashling, the Limitless + Greenwarden of Murasa

    • Infinite black mana
    • Infinite red mana

    Mana needed: 1,920 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing Greenwarden of Murasa. When Greenwarden of Murasa dies, Ashling triggers, creating a token copy of Greenwarden of Murasa with haste. When the Greenwarden of Murasa token enters, it triggers, returning Greenwarden of Murasa from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve Burnt Offering, adding {B} and then five in any combination of {B} and/or {R}. Cast Greenwarden of Murasa for its evoke cost by paying {4}. When Greenwarden of Murasa enters, its first ability and evoke abilities trigger. Resolve the first trigger, returning Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand. Holding priority, repeat steps 1 through 4 once. Resolve the evoke trigger from step 6, doing nothing. Repeat from step 5.

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  • Burnt Offering + Saw in Half + Scholar of the Ages

    • Infinite red mana
    • Infinite black mana

    Mana needed: 1,621 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Scholar of the Ages and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Scholar of the Ages tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand along with up to two other instants and/or sorceries. Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing a Scholar of the Ages token, adding {B}{B} plus an additional amount of {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2. Repeat.

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  • Burnt Offering + Reiterate

    • Infinite black mana
    • Infinite red mana

    Mana needed: 1,239 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a creature with mana value seven or greater.

    Steps

    Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and by sacrificing any creature with mana value seven or greater. Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying {4}{R}{R}, copying Burnt Offering. Resolve the copy of Burnt Offering, adding at least {5}{R}{R}. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Burnt Offering + Saw in Half + Archaeomancer

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite storm count
    • Infinite magecraft triggers

    Mana needed: 904 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Archaeomancer and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Archaeomancer tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing a Archaeomancer token, adding {B}{B} plus an additional amount of {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2. Repeat.

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  • Burnt Offering + Corpse Dance + Scholar of the Ages

    • Infinite black mana
    • Infinite red mana

    Mana needed: 706 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing Scholar of the Ages, adding {B}{B} and then an amount of additional {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2. Cast Corpse Dance with buyback by paying {4}{B}, returning Scholar of the Ages from your graveyard to the battlefield. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Burnt Offering and another instant or sorcery from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Burnt Offering + Saw in Half + Revolutionist

    • Infinite red mana
    • Infinite black mana

    Mana needed: 404 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Revolutionist and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Revolutionist tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing a Revolutionist token, adding {B}{B} plus an additional amount of {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2. Repeat.

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  • Burnt Offering + Scholar of the Ages + Victimize

    • Infinite black mana

    Mana needed: 374 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least one nontoken creature. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing Scholar of the Ages, adding {B}{B} and then five mana in any combination of {B} and/or {R}. Cast Victimize by paying {2}{B}, causing you to sacrifice a creature and return Scholar of the Ages and another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Burnt Offering and Victimize to your hand from your graveyard. Repeat.

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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. Edea, Possessed SorceressBurnt Offering sacrifices your creatures, which Edea, Possessed Sorceress can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  2. Totentanz, Swarm PiperBurnt Offering sacrifices your creatures, which Totentanz, Swarm Piper can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  3. Sek'Kuar, DeathkeeperBurnt Offering sacrifices your creatures, which Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  4. The Master, Gallifrey's EndBurnt Offering sacrifices your creatures, which The Master, Gallifrey's End can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  5. Kellogg, Dangerous MindKellogg, Dangerous Mind takes opponents' permanents and Burnt Offering sacrifices your creatures.
  6. Dihada, Binder of WillsDihada, Binder of Wills takes opponents' permanents and Burnt Offering sacrifices your creatures.
  7. Sliver OverlordSliver Overlord takes opponents' permanents and Burnt Offering sacrifices your creatures.
  8. Admiral Beckett BrassAdmiral Beckett Brass takes opponents' permanents and Burnt Offering sacrifices your creatures.
  9. Olivia VoldarenOlivia Voldaren takes opponents' permanents and Burnt Offering sacrifices your creatures.
  10. Karrthus, Tyrant of JundKarrthus, Tyrant of Jund takes opponents' permanents and Burnt Offering sacrifices your creatures.

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