Coercive Recruiter
Creature — Orc Pirate4/3$0.27
Whenever this creature or another Pirate you control enters, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gains haste and becomes a Pirate in addition to its other types.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 52
Coercive Recruiter + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Coercive Recruiter with haste. When the Coercive Recruiter token enters, it triggers, untapping Kiki-Jiki Repeat.
Coercive Recruiter + The Jolly Balloon Man
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a creature that can tap to produce at least {1}.
Steps
Activate a creature by tapping it, adding {1}. Activate The Jolly Balloon Man by paying {1} and tapping it, creating a token copy of Coercive Recruiter with haste that is a 1/1 Balloon in addition to its other types. When the Coercive Recruiter token enters the battlefield, each Coercive Recruiter you control triggers. Resolve the first two triggers, untapping the mana-producing creature and The Jolly Balloon Man. Resolve all other Coercive Recruiter triggers, if applicable. Repeat.
Coercive Recruiter + Splinter Twin
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Splinter Twin attached to Coercive Recruiter.
Steps
Activate Coercive Recruiter by tapping it, creating a token copy of itself with haste. When the token Coercive Recruiter enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping the nontoken Coercive Recruiter. Repeat.
Coercive Recruiter + Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to create a Pirate creature token and/or a creature token with changeling this turn. You have a way to create a token copy of Coercive Recruiter.
Steps
Create a Pirate creature token and/or a creature token with changeling. Activate Ghired by tapping it, creating a copy of the creature token. When the creature token enters the battlefield, Coercive Recruiter triggers, untapping Ghired. Repeat from step 2. Create a token copy of Coercive Recruiter. Activate Ghired by tapping it, creating a token copy of the Coercive Recruiter copy. When the Coercive Recruiter token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Ghired. Repeat from step 2.
Coercive Recruiter + Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Coercive Recruiter with haste. When the Coercive Recruiter token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Jaxis. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Coercive Recruiter token, adding {R}. When the Coercive Recruiter token dies, it triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Coercive Recruiter + Jaxis, the Troublemaker + Thermopod
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jaxis does not have summoning sickness. You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Jaxis by paying {R}, tapping it and discarding a card, creating a token copy of Coercive Recruiter with haste. When the Coercive Recruiter token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping Jaxis. Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing the Coercive Recruiter token, adding {R}. When the Coercive Recruiter token dies, it triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Coercive Recruiter + Krenko, Mob Boss + Maskwood Nexus
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Krenko by tapping it, creating X 1/1 Goblin creature tokens, where X is the number of creatures you control. When each creature token enters the battlefield, it triggers Coercive Recruiter. Resolve one Coercive Recruiter trigger, untapping Krenko. Repeat any number of times. Resolve all remaining Coercive Recruiter triggers, targeting any creatures on the battlefield.
Coercive Recruiter + Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance + Prosperous Pirates
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Saheeli by paying {U}{R} and tapping it, creating a token copy of Prosperous Pirates with haste. When the Prosperous Pirates token enters the battlefield, it and Coercive Recruiter trigger. Resolve the Prosperous Pirates trigger, creating two Treasure tokens. Resolve the Coercive Recruiter trigger, untapping Saheeli. Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {U}{R}. Repeat.
Coercive Recruiter + Marrow-Gnawer + Maskwood Nexus
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Marrow-Gnawer does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Marrow-Gnawer by tapping it and sacrificing another creature, creating at least two 1/1 Rat creature tokens. When the Rats enters the battlefield as a Pirate due to Maskwood Nexus, Coercive Recruiter triggers twice, untapping Marrow-Gnawer, and causing you to untap any other creature and gain control of it until end of turn. Repeat.
Coercive Recruiter + Hell's Caretaker + Skeleton Crew
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another nontoken creature.
Steps
During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping it and sacrificing another nontoken creature, returning Coercive Recruiter from your graveyard to the battlefield. Coercive Recruiter and Skeleton Crew trigger. Resolve the Coercive Recruiter trigger, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Resolve the Skeleton Crew trigger, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token. When the Skeleton Pirate enters the battlefield, Coercive Recruiter triggers, untapping target creature and gaining control of it. Activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping it and sacrificing Coercive Recruiter, returning another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. When the creature enters the battlefield, Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token. When the Skeleton Pirate enters the battlefield, Coercive Recruiter triggers, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Repeat.
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.
- Vaan, Street ThiefCoercive Recruiter takes opponents' permanents, which Vaan, Street Thief can use.
- Don Andres, the RenegadeCoercive Recruiter takes opponents' permanents, which Don Andres, the Renegade can use.
- Kirol, Attentive First-YearKirol, Attentive First-Year copies your triggered abilities, which Coercive Recruiter can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Coercive Recruiter can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Laughing Jasper FlintCoercive Recruiter takes opponents' permanents, which Laughing Jasper Flint can use.
- Edea, Possessed SorceressCoercive Recruiter takes opponents' permanents, which Edea, Possessed Sorceress can use.
- Nathan Drake, Treasure HunterCoercive Recruiter takes opponents' permanents, which Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter can use.
- Jabs, Mistress of MockeryCoercive Recruiter takes opponents' permanents, which Jabs, Mistress of Mockery can use.
- Breeches, Eager PillagerBreeches, Eager Pillager is a Pirate, which Coercive Recruiter can use.
- Breeches, Brazen PlundererCoercive Recruiter is a Pirate, which Breeches, Brazen Plunderer can use.