Darkblast
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Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 3
Darkblast + Bone Miser + Skirge Familiar
- Infinite self-mill
- Near-infinite black mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Darkblast, adding {B}. Bone Miser's third ability triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Darkblast from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Darkblast + Benthic Biomancer + The Wise Mothman
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Attempt to draw card, instead choosing to mill 3 cards and return Darkblast from your graveyard to your hand. If you milled a nonland card, The Wise Mothman triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Benthic Biomancer. Benthic Biomancer triggers, causing you to draw a card and discard Darkblast. Repeat.
Darkblast + Chains of Mephistopheles + Bone Miser
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Attempt to draw a card. The draw will be replaced by Chains of Mephistopheles, causing you to instead discard Darkblast. Then, you will mill three cards and return Darkblast from your graveyard to your hand due to Darkblast's dredge ability. Bone Miser's third ability triggers, attempting to have you draw a card. The draw will be replaced by Chains of Mephistopheles, causing you to instead discard Darkblast. Then, you will mill three cards and return Darkblast from your graveyard to your hand due to Darkblast's dredge ability. Repeat step 2.
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.
- Carnage, Crimson ChaosDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Carnage, Crimson Chaos can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Hogaak, Arisen NecropolisDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Sefris of the Hidden WaysDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Sefris of the Hidden Ways can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Oskar, Rubbish ReclaimerDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Karador, Ghost ChieftainDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Karador, Ghost Chieftain can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Rona, Sheoldred's FaithfulDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague SwarmDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Sheoldred, Whispering OneDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Sheoldred, Whispering One can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Junji, the Midnight SkyDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Junji, the Midnight Sky can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Meren of Clan Nel TothDarkblast fills your graveyard, which Meren of Clan Nel Toth can use because it reanimates creatures.