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Lab Rats

Lab Rats

Sorcery$0.63

Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.

Legal in Commander

Is

Does

Makes tokens

Combos 11

  • Lab Rats + Witherbloom, the Balancer + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count

    Mana needed: 1,218 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least four creatures.

    Steps

    Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {B} due to its affinity for creatures, creating a creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Lab Rats + Witherbloom, the Balancer + Earthcraft

    • Infinite tapped creature tokens

    335 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least four creatures. You control a basic Swamp.

    Steps

    Activate a basic Swamp by tapping it, adding {B}. Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {B} due to its affinity for creatures, creating a creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. Activate Earthcraft by tapping the creature token, untapping the basic Swamp. Repeat.

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  • Lab Rats + Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements

    • Infinite creature tokens

    167 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {0} due to Aang's cost reduction, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and return Lab Rats to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Lab Rats + Rowan, Scion of War + Storm-Kiln Artist

    • Infinite creature tokens

    Mana needed: 49 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have lost at least 4 life this turn. Rowan does not have summoning sickness.

    Steps

    Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}. Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {B} due to Rowan's ability. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve Lab Rats, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Lab Rats + Cabal Coffers + Onyx Talisman

    • Infinite untap of permanents you control
    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite mana permanents you control can produce

    Mana needed: 26 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least ten Swamps.

    Steps

    Activate Cabal Coffers by paying {2} and tapping it, adding {B} for each Swamp you control. Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {4}{B}. Onyx Talisman triggers, causing you to pay {3} to untap Cabal Coffers. Resolve Lab Rats, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Lab Rats + Rowan, Scion of War + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count

    Mana needed: 18 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have lost at least 4 life this turn. Rowan does not have summoning sickness.

    Steps

    Activate Rowan by tapping it, reducing the cost of all black and/or red spells you cast this turn by at least {4}. Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {B} due to Rowan's ability, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Rat, adding {B}. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Lab Rats + Witherbloom, the Balancer + Storm-Kiln Artist

    • Infinite tapped creature tokens

    9 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least four creatures.

    Steps

    Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {B} due to its affinity for creatures. Storm-Kiln Aritst triggers, creating a Treasure token. Resolve Lab Rats, creating a creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Lab Rats + Mana Echoes + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite colorless mana

    Mana needed: 8 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least three Rats.

    Steps

    Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {4}{B}, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. When the Rat enters the battlefield, Mana Echoes trigger, adding {C} for each Rat you control. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Rat, adding {B}. Repeat. If you control four or more Rats as the combo begins, this combo nets infinite colorless mana.

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  • Lab Rats + Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia + Intruder Alarm

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

    2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Sea Tyrant of Segovia. You control at least five untapped creatures, one of which must be black.

    Steps

    Cast Lab Rats with buyback by tapping five creatures you control, one of which must be black. Resolve Lab Rats, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. When the Rat enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. Repeat.

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  • Lab Rats + Stormsplitter + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite creature tokens with haste

    Mana needed: 2 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Lab Rats with buyback by paying {4}{B}. Each Stormsplitter you control triggers, creating that many token copies of Stormsplitter. Resolve Lab Rats, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token and returning Lab Rats to your hand. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Rat, adding {B}. If you control at least 8 Stormsplitters, activate Phyrexian Altar four times by sacrificing four Stormsplitter tokens, adding {4}. 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. Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralLab Rats makes creature tokens, which Chatterfang, Squirrel General can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
  2. Ghave, Guru of SporesLab Rats makes creature tokens and Ghave, Guru of Spores sacrifices your creatures.
  3. Yahenni, Undying PartisanLab Rats makes creature tokens and Yahenni, Undying Partisan sacrifices your creatures.
  4. Bartolomé del PresidioLab Rats makes creature tokens and Bartolomé del Presidio sacrifices your creatures.
  5. Dina, Soul SteeperLab Rats makes creature tokens and Dina, Soul Steeper sacrifices your creatures.
  6. Erebos, Bleak-HeartedLab Rats makes creature tokens and Erebos, Bleak-Hearted sacrifices your creatures.
  7. Ayli, Eternal PilgrimLab Rats makes creature tokens and Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim sacrifices your creatures.
  8. Grimgrin, Corpse-BornLab Rats makes creature tokens and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifices your creatures.
  9. Denethor, Ruling StewardLab Rats makes creature tokens and Denethor, Ruling Steward sacrifices your creatures.
  10. Evereth, Viceroy of PlunderLab Rats makes creature tokens and Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder sacrifices your creatures.

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