Colfenor, the Last Yew
Legendary Creature — Treefolk Shaman3/7$0.44
Reach, vigilance Whenever Colfenor or another creature you control dies, return up to one other target creature card with lesser toughness from your graveyard to your hand.
Legal in Commander
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Rewards
Combos 11
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Hangarback Walker + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Hangarback Walker has at least one +1/+1 counter on it.
Steps
Sacrifice Hangarback Walker to Ashnod's Altar, adding {C}{C}. Hangarback Walker and Colfenor trigger. Resolve the Hangarback Walker trigger, creating a Thopter token. Resolve the Colfenor trigger with no targets. Sacrifice the Thopter token to Ashnod's Altar, adding {C}{C}. Colfenor triggers, returning Hangarback Walker from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Hangarback Walker for X=1. Repeat.
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Pawn of Ulamog + Hangarback Walker
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Hangarback Walker by paying {0}. Hangarback Walker enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Colfenor and Pawn of Ulamog trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Hangarback Walker from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Pawn of Ulamog + Endless One
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Endless One by paying {0}. Endless One enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Colfenor and Pawn of Ulamog trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Endless One from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Pawn of Ulamog + Walking Ballista
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Walking Ballista by paying {0}. Walking Ballista enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Colfenor and Pawn of Ulamog trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Walking Ballista from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat. Once you have a large amount of {C}, you may cast Walking Ballista using an arbitrarily large amount of mana, then use its ability to deal infinite damage to any target(s).
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Pawn of Ulamog + Ugin's Conjurant
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Ugin's Conjurant by paying {0}. Ugin's Conjurant enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Colfenor and Pawn of Ulamog trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Pawn of Ulamog trigger, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Ugin's Conjurant from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Sifter of Skulls + Hangarback Walker
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Hangarback Walker by paying {0}. Hangarback Walker enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Colfenor and Sifter of Skulls trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Hangarback Walker from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Sifter of Skulls + Endless One
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Endless One by paying {0}. Endless One enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Colfenor and Sifter of Skulls trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Endless One from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Sifter of Skulls + Ugin's Conjurant
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Ugin's Conjurant by paying {0}. Ugin's Conjurant enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Colfenor and Sifter of Skulls trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Scion by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Ugin's Conjurant from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Sifter of Skulls + Walking Ballista
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Walking Ballista by paying {0}. Walking Ballista enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Colfenor and Sifter of Skulls trigger. Resolve the Colfenor trigger, returning nothing from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Sifter of Skulls trigger, creating a 1/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token. Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding {C}. The Eldrazi Spawn dies, triggering Colfenor, returning Walking Ballista from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat. Once you have a large amount of {C}, you may cast Walking Ballista using an arbitrarily large amount of mana, then use its ability to deal infinite damage to any target(s).
Colfenor, the Last Yew + Phyrexian Altar + Doomed Dissenter
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Sacrifice Doomed Dissenter to activate Phyrexian Altar, adding {B}. Doomed Dissenter's death trigger creates a 2/2 Zombie token. Sacrifice the Zombie to activate Phyrexian Altar, adding {B}. Return Doomed Dissenter to your hand using Colfenor's trigger. 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.
- Felothar the SteadfastFelothar the Steadfast sacrifices your creatures, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Ghave, Guru of SporesGhave, Guru of Spores sacrifices your creatures, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- AtogatogAtogatog sacrifices your creatures, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Terra, Magical Adept // Esper TerraTerra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra fills your graveyard, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Scion of the Ur-DragonScion of the Ur-Dragon fills your graveyard, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Tayam, Luminous EnigmaTayam, Luminous Enigma fills your graveyard, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Tazri, Stalwart SurvivorTazri, Stalwart Survivor fills your graveyard, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Felothar, Dawn of the AbzanFelothar, Dawn of the Abzan sacrifices your creatures, which Colfenor, the Last Yew can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic BridgeColfenor, the Last Yew is a Legendary permanent, which Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge can use.
- Jodah, the UnifierColfenor, the Last Yew is a Legendary permanent, which Jodah, the Unifier can use.