Engineered Plague
Enchantment$6.18
As this enchantment enters, choose a creature type. All creatures of the chosen type get -1/-1.
Legal in Commander
Is
Combos 10
Engineered Plague + Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional Zombie. "Zombie" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. Gravecrawler enters the battlefield as a 1/0 due to Engineered Plague, and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Engineered Plague + Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ruthless Ripper
- Infinite green mana
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one additional black card in hand. "Human" or "Assassin" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Cast Ruthless Ripper by paying {B}. Ruthless Ripper dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Yedora triggers, returning Ruthless Ripper to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land. Activate Ruthless Ripper by tapping it, adding {G}. Activate Ruthless Ripper's morph ability by revealing a black card from your hand, turning it face-up. Ruthless Ripper triggers, causing target player to lose 2 life. Repeat from step 2.
Engineered Plague + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Cryptic Trilobite
- Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
"Trilobite" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities. Repeat step 1 until Cryptic Trilobite does not have any +1/+1 counters on it. Cryptic Trilobite dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness. Cryptic Trilobite's undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Repeat.
Engineered Plague + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Workhorse
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
"Horse" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Activate Workhorse by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}. Repeat step 1 until Workhorse does not have any +1/+1 counters on it. Workhorse dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Workhorse's undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with five +1/+1 counters on it. Repeat.
Engineered Plague + The Locust God + Species Specialist
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card. "Insect" chosen with Species Specialist and Engineered Plague.
Steps
Draw a card. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste. The Insect enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness. Species Specialist triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Engineered Plague + The Locust God + Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card. "Insect" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Draw a card. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token. The Insect enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Liliana triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.
Engineered Plague + The Locust God + Weatherlight Compleated
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card. Weatherlight Compleated has at least six phyresis counters on it. "Insect" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Draw a card. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token. The Insect enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Weatherlight Compleated triggers, putting a phyresis counter on it and causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.
Engineered Plague + Darien, King of Kjeldor + Sanguinary Priest
- Infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature. You have a way to cause the additional creature to die. "Soldier" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Cause the additional creature to die. Sanguinary Priest triggers, dealing 1 damage to you and causing you to gain one life. Darien triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. The Soldier enters the battlefield as a 0/0 due to Engineered Plague and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Repeat from step 2.
Engineered Plague + Thornbite Staff + Elemental Mastery
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Elemental Mastery and Thornbite Staff attached to the same creature with power 1 or greater that does not have summoning sickness. "Elemental" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Activate the creature with Elemental Mastery attached by tapping it, creating at least one 1/1 Elemental creature token with haste. The Elemental(s) enter the battlefield and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness. When the Elemental(s) die, the creature with Thornbite Staff attached triggers that many times, untapping itself. Repeat.
Engineered Plague + Atzocan Archer + Dread Slaver
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
"Human" or "Archer" chosen with Engineered Plague.
Steps
Cast Atzocan Archer by paying {2}{G}. Atzocan Archer enters the battlefield, fighting Dread Slaver. Atzocan Archer dies, triggering Dread Slaver, returning Atzocan Archer to the battlefield as a black Zombie in addition to its other types. Repeat from 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.
- Zur, Eternal SchemerEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Zur, Eternal Schemer can use.
- Terra, Magical Adept // Esper TerraEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra can use.
- Narci, Fable SingerEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Narci, Fable Singer can use.
- Anikthea, Hand of ErebosEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Anikthea, Hand of Erebos can use.
- Alela, Artful ProvocateurEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Alela, Artful Provocateur can use.
- Victor, Valgavoth's SeneschalEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal can use.
- Killian, Decisive MentorEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Killian, Decisive Mentor can use.
- Hei Bai, Forest GuardianEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Hei Bai, Forest Guardian can use.
- Ghen, Arcanum WeaverEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Ghen, Arcanum Weaver can use.
- Daxos the ReturnedEngineered Plague is an Enchantment, which Daxos the Returned can use.