Crime Novelist
Creature — Goblin Bard1/3$1.59
Whenever you sacrifice an artifact, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and add .
Legal in Commander
Is
Does
Rewards
Combos 11
Crime Novelist + Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one artifact creature.
Steps
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing an artifact creature, adding {C}{C}. Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to add {R}. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Animation Module + Goblin Bombardment
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one artifact creature.
Steps
Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing an artifact creature Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to add {R}. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token. Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability, dealing 1 damage to any target. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Thopter Foundry + Sword of the Meek
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Thopter Foundry by paying {1} and sacrificing Sword of the Meek. Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {R}. Resolve the Thopter Foundry ability, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token and causing you to gain 1 life. When the Thopter enters the battlefield, Sword of the Meek triggers, returning Sword of the Meek from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to the Thopter. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Animation Module + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional artifact.
Steps
Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing another artifact, adding {C}{C}. Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to add {R}. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Goblin Engineer + Thornbite Staff
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less. You have an artifact creature card in your graveyard with mana value 3 or less.
Steps
Activate Goblin Engineer by paying {R}, tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less, targeting another artifact creature with mana value 3 or less in your graveyard. When the artifact creature dies, Goblin Engineer and Crime Novelist triggers. Resolve the Goblin Engineer trigger, untapping it. Resolve the Crime Novelist trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {R}. Resolve the Goblin Engineer ability, returning the targeted artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Olivia's Attendants + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- Infinite damage
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another artifact.
Steps
Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing another artifact, adding {C}{C}. Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {R}. Activate Olivia's Attendants by paying {2}{R}, dealing 1 damage to any target. Olivia's Attendants triggers, creating a Blood token. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Animation Module + Arcbound Ravager
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional artifact.
Steps
Activate Arcbound Ravager by sacrificing another artifact. Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and causing you to add {R}. Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay {1} to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token. Resolve the Arcbound Ravager ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Revel in Riches + Street Urchin
- Destroy all creatures opponents control during each turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an artifact. Your commander is on the battlefield as a creature and has deathtouch.
Steps
When an opponent controls a creature, activate your commander using the ability granted to it by Street Urchin by paying {1} and sacrificing an artifact. Crime Novelist triggers, adding {R} and putting a +1/+1 counter on it. Resolve the ability from step 1, dealing 1 damage to the targeted creature and destroying it due to your commander's deathtouch. When the creature dies, Revel in Riches triggers, creating a Treasure token. Repeat as desired.
Crime Novelist + Dihada, Binder of Wills + Meticulous Excavation
- Infinite self-mill
- Near-infinite colored mana
- Near-infinite Treasure tokens
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Dihada has at least four loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate Dihada's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, causing you to reveal the top four cards of your library and put them into your graveyard, and create four Treasure tokens. Activate four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}{W}{B}. Crime Novelist triggers four times, putting four +1/+1 counters on it and adding {R}{R}{R}{R}. Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Dihada from the battlefield to your hand. Cast Dihada by paying {1}{R}{W}{B}. Repeat.
Crime Novelist + Goblin Engineer + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinite untap of creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less. You have an artifact creature card in your graveyard with mana value 3 or less.
Steps
Activate Goblin Engineer by paying {R}, tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less, targeting another artifact creature with mana value 3 or less in your graveyard. When the artifact creature dies, Goblin Engineer and Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {R}. Resolve the Goblin Engineer ability, returning the targeted artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. When the artifact creature enters, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. 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.
- Mauhúr, Uruk-hai CaptainCrime Novelist is a Goblin, which Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain can use.
- Zabaz, the GlimmerwaspZabaz, the Glimmerwasp is an Artifact, which Crime Novelist can use.
- Kilo, Apogee MindKilo, Apogee Mind is an Artifact, which Crime Novelist can use.
- Aragorn, Hornburg HeroCrime Novelist puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Aragorn, Hornburg Hero doubles counters.
- Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-ManCrime Novelist puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-Man doubles counters.
- Bright-Palm, Soul AwakenerCrime Novelist puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener doubles counters.
- The ThingCrime Novelist puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and The Thing doubles counters.
- Cayth, Famed MechanistCayth, Famed Mechanist proliferates and Crime Novelist puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Tam, the PossibilityTam, the Possibility proliferates and Crime Novelist puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Shalai and HallarCrime Novelist puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures, which Shalai and Hallar can use.