
Grim Hireling
Creature — Tiefling Rogue3/2$10.73
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create two Treasure tokens. , Sacrifice X Treasures: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 3
Grim Hireling + Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite colored mana
- Near-infinite combat damage
- Near-infinite Treasure tokens
- Near-infinite combat phases
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have three or more opponents. Opponents cannot block creatures you control.
Steps
Deal combat damage to at least three opponents, triggering Grim Hireling, creating two Treasure tokens for each opponent dealt combat damage. Holding priority, activate five Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. Activate Najeela by paying {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, causing you to untap all attacking creatures you control, give them lifelink, trample and haste, and get an additional combat phase after this one. Repeat from step 2 each combat phase.
Grim Hireling + Time Sieve + Academy Manufactor
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a creature that does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked by at least one opponent.
Steps
Attack with a creatue you control. When that creature deals combat damage to an opponent, Grim Hireling triggers. Resolve the Grim Hireling trigger, creating two Treasure tokens, two Food tokens, and two Clue tokens. Activate Time Sieve by sacrificing five of the created artifacts and tapping it to take an extra turn. Pass the turn. Repeat.
Grim Hireling + Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki + Combat Celebrant
- Infinite Treasure tokens
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite combat phases
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Reflection of Kiki-Jiki does not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block at least one creature you control.
Steps
Activate Reflection of KIki-Jiki by paying {1} and tapping it, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant with haste. Declare the Combat Celebrant token and, if needed, an additional creature an opponent cannot block as attackers, choosing to exert Combat Celebrant as it attacks. When you attack, the token Combat Celebrant triggers, untapping all other creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat phase after this one. When you deal combat damage, Grim Hireling triggers, creating at least one Treasure token. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana. 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.
- Mari, the Killing QuillGrim Hireling is a Rogue, which Mari, the Killing Quill can use.
- Imotekh the StormlordImotekh the Stormlord is an Artifact, which Grim Hireling can use.
- Breya, Etherium ShaperBreya, Etherium Shaper is an Artifact, which Grim Hireling can use.
- Cult of SkaroCult of Skaro is an Artifact, which Grim Hireling can use.
- Ultron the AnnihilatorUltron the Annihilator is an Artifact, which Grim Hireling can use.
- Locutus of BorgLocutus of Borg is an Artifact, which Grim Hireling can use.
- Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralGrim Hireling makes artifact tokens and Chatterfang, Squirrel General doubles tokens.
- Kellogg, Dangerous MindGrim Hireling makes artifact tokens, which Kellogg, Dangerous Mind can use because it rewards an Artifact.
- Fain, the BrokerFain, the Broker makes artifact tokens, which Grim Hireling can use because it rewards an Artifact.
- Jan Jansen, Chaos CrafterGrim Hireling makes artifact tokens, which Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter can use because it rewards an Artifact.