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Embalmer's Tools

Embalmer's Tools

Artifact$0.17

Activated abilities of creature cards in your graveyard cost less to activate. Tap an untapped Zombie you control: Target player mills a card.

colorlessLegal in Commander

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Combos 5

  • Embalmer's Tools + Teval, the Balanced Scale + Titans' Nest

    • Near-infinite tapped creature tokens

    635 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a Zombie.

    Steps

    Activate Embalmer's Tools by tapping a Zombie, causing you to mill a card. Activate Titans' Nest by exiling a card from your graveyard, adding {C} that can only be spent to cast colored spells without {X} in their cost. Teval's second ability triggers, creating a 2/2 Zombie Druid creature token. Repeat.

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  • Embalmer's Tools + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

    333 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {B}, returning it to the battlefield tapped. Repeat.

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  • Embalmer's Tools + Bloodsoaked Champion + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

    111 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You attacked with a creature this turn.

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion, adding {B}. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {B}, returning it to the battlefield. Repeat.

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  • Embalmer's Tools + Cult Conscript + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

    109 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    A non-Skeleton creature has died under your control this turn.

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cult Conscript, adding {B}. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {B}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard. Repeat.

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  • Embalmer's Tools + Chronosavant + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Skip all your future turns
    • Lock

    7 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificng Chronosavant, adding {W}. Activate Chronosavant by paying {W}, returning it to the battlefield from your graveyard and causing you to skip your next turn. Repeat.

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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.

  1. Lulu, Loyal HollyphantEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
  2. Captain America, Living LegendEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Captain America, Living Legend can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
  3. Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of OrderEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
  4. Magda, Brazen OutlawEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Magda, Brazen Outlaw can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
  5. Unctus, Grand MetatectEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Unctus, Grand Metatect can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
  6. Aang and KataraEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Aang and Katara can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
  7. Saryth, the Viper's FangEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Saryth, the Viper's Fang can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
  8. Bruvac the GrandiloquentEmbalmer's Tools mills opponents, which Bruvac the Grandiloquent can use.
  9. Zellix, Sanity FlayerEmbalmer's Tools mills opponents, which Zellix, Sanity Flayer can use.
  10. Sanwell, Avenger AceEmbalmer's Tools taps your creatures, which Sanwell, Avenger Ace can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.

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