Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric5/5$21.80
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.) Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it. Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying. (When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 863
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2. You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gray Merchant, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control. Gray Merchant dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Gray Merchant. The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Gray Merchant and causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Plague Belcher + Carrion Feeder
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Plague Belcher. When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Walking Ballista
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Walking Ballista on the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Steps
Activate Walking Ballista's last ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to itself. Walking Ballista dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar + Plague Belcher
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Plague Belcher. When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar + Plague Belcher
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Plague Belcher. When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it. Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2. You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Ayara, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control. Ayara dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Ayara enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Ayara. The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. If the creature was black, it enters the battlefield, triggering Ayara, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Ayara and causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion
- Infinite damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Triskelion has at least two +1/+1 counters on it.
Steps
If Triskelion has at least three +1/+1 counters on it, activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target. Repeat step 1 until there are two +1/+1 counters remaining on Triskelion. Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from Triskelion, dealing 1 damage to itself. Repeat step 3 an additional time. Triskelion dies. Triskelion's undying ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Devoted Druid
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Devoted Druid's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it. Repeat step 1 until Devoted Druid dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Devoted Druid dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Kokusho, the Evening Star + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2. You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Kokusho, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control with toughness two or greater. Kokusho dies, triggering it and its undying ability. Resolve Kokusho's undying trigger, returning it from the graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter. Resolve Kokusho's trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Kokusho. The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Kokusho and causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Plague Belcher + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing Plague Belcher. When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it. Resolve the Grimgrin ability 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.
- Brimaz, Blight of OreskosBrimaz, Blight of Oreskos proliferates and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Ghave, Guru of SporesMikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures, which Ghave, Guru of Spores can use.
- Mauhúr, Uruk-hai CaptainMikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain doubles counters.
- Arna Kennerüd, SkycaptainMikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain doubles counters.
- Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianYawgmoth, Thran Physician proliferates and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Atraxa, Praetors' VoiceAtraxa, Praetors' Voice proliferates and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- High Perfect MorcantHigh Perfect Morcant proliferates and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Agent Frank HorriganAgent Frank Horrigan proliferates and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainXavier Sal, Infested Captain proliferates and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Tam, the PossibilityTam, the Possibility proliferates and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.