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Night of Souls' Betrayal

Night of Souls' Betrayal

Legendary Enchantment$1.86

All creatures get -1/-1.

Legal in Commander

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Combos 15

  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Kormus Bell + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

    • Destroy all lands
    • Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield
    • Lock
    • Mass Land Denial

    620 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    When a land enters the battlefield, it becomes a Swamp due to Kormus Bell. This then causes it to become a 0/0 creature due to Urborg and Night of Souls' Betrayal, and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Humility

    • All creatures die upon entering
    • Lock

    279 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Humility makes all creatures lose all abilities and sets their power and toughness to 1/1. Night of Souls' Betrayal gives all creatures -1/-1. Creatues lose ETB and LTB abilities and die when played.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Vhati il-Dal + Thornbite Staff

    • Destroy any number of creatures
    • Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
    • Lock

    106 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Vhati il-Dal does not have summoning sickness. Thornbite Staff attached to Vhati il-Dal.

    Steps

    Activate Vhati il-Dal by tapping it, causing any other creature to have base toughness 1 until end of turn. The creature dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Vhati il-Dal triggers, untapping itself. Repeat. You may also repeat this process whenever a creature enters the battlefield.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer

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

    Mana needed: 103 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least one additional Zombie.

    Steps

    Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. Gravecrawler enters the battlefield as a 1/0 due to Night of Souls' Betrayal, and dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Godhead of Awe

    • All creatures die upon entering
    • Lock

    34 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Godhead of Awe causes all other creatures to have base power and toughness of 1/1. Night of Souls' Betrayal gives all other creatures -1/-1. Any creature that enters the battlefield will do so as a 0/0 creature, and will die as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Bloodline Necromancer + Kaervek, the Spiteful

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB

    Mana needed: 23 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Bloodline Necromancer by paying {4}{B}. Bloodline Necromancer enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Bloodline Necromancer enters the battlefield, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Cryptic Trilobite

    • Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities

    10 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Cryptic Trilobite for X = 0 by paying {0}. Cryptic Trilobite dies due to having zero toughness. Cryptic Trilobite's undying ability from Mikaeus triggers, returning it to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing the +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent on activated abilities. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Workhorse

    • Infinite colorless mana

    7 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Workhorse by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}. Repeat step 1 until Workhorse does not have any +1/+1 counters on it. Workhorse dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness. Workhorse's undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with five +1/+1 counters on it. Repeat.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Myojin of Grim Betrayal + Pollenbright Druid

    • Infinite proliferate

    Mana needed: 1 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Myojin of Grim Betrayal has at least one indestructible counter on it.

    Steps

    Cast Pollenbright Druid by paying {G}. Pollenbright Druid enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Pollenbright Druid's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, putting an indestructible counter on Myojin. Activate Myojin by removing an indestructible counter from it, returning Pollenbright Druid from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Night of Souls' Betrayal + Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ruthless Ripper

    • Infinite green mana
    • Infinite lifeloss

    Mana needed: 1 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have at least one additional black card in hand.

    Steps

    Cast Ruthless Ripper by paying {B}. Ruthless Ripper dies as a state-based action due to having zero or less toughness. Yedora triggers, returning Ruthless Ripper to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land. Activate Ruthless Ripper by tapping it, adding {G}. Activate Ruthless Ripper's morph ability by revealing a black card from your hand, turning it face-up. Ruthless Ripper triggers, causing target player to lose 2 life. Repeat from step 2.

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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. Hei Bai, Forest GuardianNight of Souls' Betrayal is an Enchantment and is a Legendary permanent, which Hei Bai, Forest Guardian can use because it counts your Enchantments and counts your legendary permanents.
  2. Nashi, Searcher in the DarkNight of Souls' Betrayal is an Enchantment and is a Legendary permanent, which Nashi, Searcher in the Dark can use because it finds Enchantments in your library and finds legendary permanents in your library.
  3. Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic BridgeNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge can use because it gives your legendary permanents abilities.
  4. Jodah, the UnifierNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Jodah, the Unifier can use because it triggers when you cast a legendary spell.
  5. Ratadrabik of UrborgNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Ratadrabik of Urborg can use because it triggers when a legendary permanent is put into a graveyard.
  6. Sauron, the Dark LordNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Sauron, the Dark Lord can use because it can sacrifice your legendary permanents.
  7. Basim Ibn IshaqNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Basim Ibn Ishaq can use because it cares about legendary permanents.
  8. Sisay, Weatherlight CaptainNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Sisay, Weatherlight Captain can use because it searches your library for legendary permanents.
  9. Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian ObliteratorNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator can use because it triggers when you cast a legendary spell.
  10. Shanid, Sleepers' ScourgeNight of Souls' Betrayal is a Legendary permanent, which Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge can use because it triggers on your legendary permanents.

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