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Garrison Excavator

Garrison Excavator

Creature — Orc Sorcerer3/4$0.22

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 red and white Spirit creature token.

Legal in Commander

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Makes tokens

Combos 52

  • Garrison Excavator + Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton

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

    Mana needed: 19 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    Mana needed: 14 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a creature card in hand and a creature card in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite colored mana

    10 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding one mana of any color. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {B}. When the creature dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Phyrexian Altar + Bloodsoaked Champion

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

    Mana needed: 7 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have attacked this turn.

    Steps

    Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion, adding {B}. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Phyrexian Altar + Cult Conscript

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

    Mana needed: 5 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 {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {1}. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Gollum, Patient Plotter + Skirge Familiar

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Gollum, adding {B}. Activate Gollum by paying {B} and sacrificing a creature, returning Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Screams from Within + Viscera Seer

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite scry 1

    2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the creature that has Screams from Within attached. When the creature dies, Screams from Within triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to another creature you control. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Screams from Within + Carrion Feeder

    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing the creature that has Screams from Within attached. When the creature dies, Screams from Within triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to another creature you control. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Screams from Within + Bloodflow Connoisseur

    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing the creature that has Screams from Within attached. When the creature dies, Screams from Within triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to another creature you control. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur ability. Repeat.

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  • Garrison Excavator + Screams from Within + Yahenni, Undying Partisan

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

    2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control an additional creature.

    Steps

    Activate Yahenni by sacrificing the creature that has Screams from Within attached. When the creature dies, Screams from Within triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to another creature you control. Garrison Excavator triggers, creating a creature token. Resolve the Yahenni ability. 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. Evereth, Viceroy of PlunderGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder sacrifices your creatures.
  2. Prossh, Skyraider of KherGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Prossh, Skyraider of Kher sacrifices your creatures.
  3. Hidetsugu, Devouring ChaosGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos sacrifices your creatures.
  4. Akul the UnrepentantGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Akul the Unrepentant sacrifices your creatures.
  5. Ellie, Vengeful HunterGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Ellie, Vengeful Hunter sacrifices your creatures.
  6. Shattergang BrothersGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Shattergang Brothers sacrifices your creatures.
  7. Lyzolda, the Blood WitchGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Lyzolda, the Blood Witch sacrifices your creatures.
  8. Tymaret, the Murder KingGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Tymaret, the Murder King sacrifices your creatures.
  9. Pashalik MonsGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and Pashalik Mons sacrifices your creatures.
  10. L'Rell, Fierce VisionaryGarrison Excavator makes creature tokens and L'Rell, Fierce Visionary sacrifices your creatures.

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