Phenomenon Investigators
Creature — Human Detective3/4$0.19
As this creature enters, choose Believe or Doubt. • Believe — Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 2/2 black Horror enchantment creature token. • Doubt — At the beginning of your end step, you may return a nonland permanent you own to your hand. If you do, draw a card.
Legal in Commander
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Makes tokens
Rewards
Combos 23
Phenomenon Investigators + The One Ring
- Lock
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- You have protection from everything
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Phenomenon Investigators has "Doubt" chosen.
Steps
Cast The One Ring by paying {4}. The One Ring triggers, giving you protection from everything until your next turn. Return The One Ring to your hand using Phenomenon Investigators. Repeat each turn.
Phenomenon Investigators + Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
"Believe" chosen with Phenomenon Investigators.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding {B}. When Nether Traitor dies, Phenomenon Investigators triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding one mana of any color. When the creature token dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.
Phenomenon Investigators + Ozox, the Clattering King + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
"Believe" chosen with Phenomenon Investigators.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ozox, adding {1}. When Ozox dies, it and Phenomenon Investigators trigger. Resolve the Ozox trigger, creating a legendary 2/1 Jumblebones creature token. Resolve the Phenomenon Investigators trigger, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Jumblebones and the other creature token, adding {1}{B}. When Jumblebones dies, it triggers, returning Ozox from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Ozox by paying {2}{B}. Repeat.
Phenomenon Investigators + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Umbral Collar Zealot
- Infinite surveil
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing another nonland creature. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Phenomenon Investigators and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Phenomenon Investigators trigger, creating a creature token. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability. Repeat.
Phenomenon Investigators + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another nonland creature. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Phenomenon Investigators and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Phenomenon Investigators trigger, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Phenomenon Investigators + Ugin's Nexus + Mirrorworks
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
"Doubt" chosen with Phenomenon Investigators.
Steps
Cast Ugin's Nexus by paying {5}. When Ugin's Nexus enters the battlefield, Mirrorworks triggers, causing you to pay {2} to create a token copy of Ugin's Nexus. Put the token Ugin's Nexus into exile due to the legend rule and the token's replacement effect, causing you to take an extra turn after this one. At the beginning of your end step, Phenomenon Investigators triggers, returning Ugin's Nexus from the battlefield to your hand and causing you to draw a card. Repeat during each of your turns.
Phenomenon Investigators + The Last Ride + Salvaging Station
- Infinite tapped creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is 13 or higher. You control a creature with power 2 or greater.
Steps
Activate The Last Ride's crew ability by tapping a creature with power 2 or greater, causing it to become an artifact creature until end of turn. The Last Ride dies as a state-based action due to having 0 or less toughness, triggering Salvaging Station and Phenomenon Investigators. Resolve the Phenomenon Investigators trigger, creating a creature token. Resolve the Salvaging Station trigger, untapping it. Activate Salvaging Station by tapping it, returning The Last Ride from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.
Phenomenon Investigators + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Viscera Seer
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite landfall triggers
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite scry 1
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing another nonland creature. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Phenomenon Investigators and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Phenomenon Investigators trigger, creating a creature token. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability. Repeat.
Phenomenon Investigators + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Carrion Feeder
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing another nonland creature. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Phenomenon Investigators and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Phenomenon Investigators trigger, creating a creature token. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability. Repeat.
Phenomenon Investigators + Beifong's Bounty Hunters + Bloodflow Connoisseur
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land. You control another nonland creature.
Steps
Activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing another nonland creature. When the creature dies, Beifong's Bounty Hunters triggers, earthbending a land you control. Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur ability. Activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing the earthbent land. When the land dies, Phenomenon Investigators and Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger. Resolve the Beifong's Bounty Hunters trigger, returning the land from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Phenomenon Investigators trigger, creating a creature token. Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur 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.
- Grimgrin, Corpse-BornGrimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifices your creatures, which Phenomenon Investigators can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Kels, Fight FixerKels, Fight Fixer sacrifices your creatures, which Phenomenon Investigators can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Leonardo, the BalancePhenomenon Investigators makes creature tokens, which Leonardo, the Balance can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Captain N'ghathrodPhenomenon Investigators makes Horror tokens, which Captain N'ghathrod can use.
- Umbris, Fear ManifestPhenomenon Investigators makes Horror tokens, which Umbris, Fear Manifest can use.
- Breya, Etherium ShaperPhenomenon Investigators makes creature tokens, which Breya, Etherium Shaper can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Henry Wu, InGen GeneticistPhenomenon Investigators is a Human, which Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist can use.
- Toxrill, the CorrosiveToxrill, the Corrosive sacrifices your creatures, which Phenomenon Investigators can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainXavier Sal, Infested Captain sacrifices your creatures, which Phenomenon Investigators can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Wick, the Whorled MindWick, the Whorled Mind sacrifices your creatures, which Phenomenon Investigators can use because it rewards your creatures dying.