Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier2/2$5.96
Flying Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen and you gain 1 life. Whenever Carmen attacks, return up to one target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Carmen's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Combos 16
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler. When Gravecrawler dies, Carmen triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
Steps
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {C}{C}. Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Breath of Fury
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite combat damage
- Infinite combat phases
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one nontoken creature with haste. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard that has haste. Breath of Fury attached to the creature on the battlefield that has haste. Carmen's power is greater than or equal to the mana value of both creature cards that have haste. An opponent cannot block creatures you control. Carmen does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Declare Carmen and the creature with Breath of Fury attached as attackers. Carmen's second ability triggers, returning a creature card with haste from your graveyard to the battlefield. Deal combat damage using the creature that has Breath of Fury attached. Breath of Fury triggers, causing you to sacrifice the creature it is attached to, then attach Breath of Fury to another creature with haste, then causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one. Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Warren Soultrader + Stridehangar Automaton
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite Treasure tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Carmen triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite Treasure tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Carmen triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and putting a +1/+1 counter on Carmen. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Utopia Mycon
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
Steps
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. Activate Utopia Mycon's second ability by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {1}. Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
There is a removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
Steps
Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {1}. Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Warren Soultrader
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. Carmen's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Carmen, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token. Repeat.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Nest of Scarabs
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2. You control at least one additional creature. There is at least one other creature on the battlefield.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Carmen triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any other creature and causing you to draw a card. If the creature who had the counter placed has 0 toughness, it dies as a state-based action. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token. Repeat until your opponents do not control any more creatures, or until you draw your library. If you have cards remaining in your library, you may repeat this combo any time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Scurry Oak
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least two additional creatures. Scurry Oak has no +1/+1 counters on it. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Cast Yawgmoth by paying {2}{B}{B}. When Yawgmoth enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature. When the creature dies, Carmen triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, triggering Scurry Oak's second ability. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature. When the creature dies, Carmen triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. When the Squirrel enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, triggering Scurry Oak's second ability. Repeat from step 7.
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.
- Ghave, Guru of SporesCarmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures, which Ghave, Guru of Spores can use.
- Isshin, Two Heavens as OneIsshin, Two Heavens as One copies your triggered abilities, which Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can use because it has an attack trigger.
- Najeela, the Blade-BlossomNajeela, the Blade-Blossom has extra combat phases, which Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can use because it has an attack trigger.
- Arna Kennerüd, SkycaptainCarmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain doubles counters.
- Atraxa, Praetors' VoiceAtraxa, Praetors' Voice proliferates and Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Brimaz, Blight of OreskosBrimaz, Blight of Oreskos proliferates and Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Tam, the PossibilityTam, the Possibility proliferates and Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Zahur, Glory's PastZahur, Glory's Past fills your graveyard, which Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Colonel AutumnColonel Autumn sacrifices your creatures, which Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of ShadowCarmen, Cruel Skymarcher puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures, which Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow can use.