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Hell's Caretaker

Hell's Caretaker

Creature — Horror1/1$0.52

, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

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Combos 82

  • Hell's Caretaker + Thornbite Staff

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

    389 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Thornbite Staff attached to Hell's Caretaker. You control at least one creature. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard. Hell's Caretaker does not have summoning sickness.

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing a creature you control. Thornbite Staff triggers, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Resolve the Hell's Caretaker's ability, returning any target creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Intruder Alarm

    • Infinite untap of creatures
    • Infinite mana creatures you control can produce

    145 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Hell's Caretaker does not have summoning sickness. It is your upkeep step. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard and at least one additional nontoken creature on the battlefield.

    Steps

    Tap Hell's Caretaker and sacrifice another creature to returning a creature in your graveyard to the battlefield. When that creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers untapping all creatures. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Necrotic Ooze + Anger

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

    23 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a Mountain.

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Necrotic Ooze using Hell's Caretaker's ability by tapping and sacrificing it, returning Hell's Caretaker from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping and sacrificing it, returning Necrotic Ooze from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Body Double + Anger

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

    19 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least one Mountain.

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping and sacrificing it, returning Body Double from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Hell's Caretaker. Activate Body Double by tapping and sacrificing it, returning Hell's Caretaker from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Skeleton Crew + Coercive Recruiter

    • Infinite creature tokens with haste
    • Infinite mana creatures you control can produce

    11 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control another nontoken creature.

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping it and sacrificing another nontoken creature, returning Coercive Recruiter from your graveyard to the battlefield. Coercive Recruiter and Skeleton Crew trigger. Resolve the Coercive Recruiter trigger, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Resolve the Skeleton Crew trigger, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token. When the Skeleton Pirate enters the battlefield, Coercive Recruiter triggers, untapping target creature and gaining control of it. Activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping it and sacrificing Coercive Recruiter, returning another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. When the creature enters the battlefield, Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token. When the Skeleton Pirate enters the battlefield, Coercive Recruiter triggers, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Pestermite + Deceiver Exarch

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

    10 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Corridor Montior, returning Deceiver Exarch from your graveyard to the battlefield. Deceiver Exarch enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Deceiver Exarch, returning Pestermite from your graveyard to the battlefield. Pestermite enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Activated Sleeper + Anger

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

    9 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least one Mountain.

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping and sacrificing it, returning Activated Sleeper from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Hell's Caretaker. Activate Activated Sleeper by tapping and sacrificing it, returning Hell's Caretaker from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Corridor Monitor + Pestermite

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

    6 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Corridor Montior, returning Pestermite from your graveyard to the battlefield. Pestermite enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Pestermite, returning Corridor Monitor from your graveyard to the battlefield. Corridor Monitor enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Corridor Monitor + Deceiver Exarch

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

    5 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Corridor Montior, returning Deceiver Exarch from your graveyard to the battlefield. Deceiver Exarch enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Deceiver Exarch, returning Corridor Monitor from your graveyard to the battlefield. Corridor Monitor enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Repeat.

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  • Hell's Caretaker + Breaching Hippocamp + Deceiver Exarch

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

    5 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Corridor Montior, returning Deceiver Exarch from your graveyard to the battlefield. Deceiver Exarch enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Activate Hell's Caretaker by sacrificing Deceiver Exarch, returning Breaching Hippocamp from your graveyard to the battlefield. Breaching Hippocamp enters the battlefield, untapping Hell's Caretaker. 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. Edea, Possessed SorceressHell's Caretaker sacrifices your creatures, which Edea, Possessed Sorceress can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  2. Zahur, Glory's PastZahur, Glory's Past fills your graveyard, which Hell's Caretaker can use because it reanimates creatures.
  3. Dihada, Binder of WillsDihada, Binder of Wills fills your graveyard, which Hell's Caretaker can use because it reanimates creatures.
  4. Eloise, Nephalia SleuthEloise, Nephalia Sleuth fills your graveyard, which Hell's Caretaker can use because it reanimates creatures.
  5. Tevesh Szat, Doom of FoolsTevesh Szat, Doom of Fools takes opponents' permanents and Hell's Caretaker sacrifices your creatures.
  6. Syr Konrad, the GrimHell's Caretaker sacrifices your creatures, which Syr Konrad, the Grim can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  7. Elenda, the Dusk RoseHell's Caretaker sacrifices your creatures, which Elenda, the Dusk Rose can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  8. Teysa, Orzhov ScionHell's Caretaker sacrifices your creatures, which Teysa, Orzhov Scion can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant NecromancerHell's Caretaker sacrifices your creatures, which Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
  10. Felisa, Fang of SilverquillHell's Caretaker sacrifices your creatures, which Felisa, Fang of Silverquill can use because it rewards your creatures dying.

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