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Plague of Vermin

Plague of Vermin

Sorcery$1.77

Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of life. Repeat this process until no one pays life. Each player creates a 1/1 black Rat creature token for each 1 life they paid this way.

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Combos 23

  • Plague of Vermin + Ayara, First of Locthwain

    • Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite lifeloss

    Mana needed: 10,026 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have higher life total than your opponents.

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B}. Resolve Plague of Vermin, choosing to pay all but one life and create that many black Rat tokens. For each Rat tokens that enters the battlefield, Ayara triggers, causing you to gain that many life and each opponent to lose that many life.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Mirkwood Bats

    • Each opponent loses the game
    • Near-infinite creature tokens
    • Near-infinite lifeloss

    Mana needed: 6,318 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have the highest life total.

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B}, causing you to pay life equal to the highest life total your opponents have and create that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Mirkwood Bats triggers for each token created this way, causing each opponent to lose that much life. Each opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Corpse Knight

    • Near-infinite lifeloss

    Mana needed: 650 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have the highest life total among all players.

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin, paying at least as much life as the opponent with the highest life total has. Resolve Plague Vermin, creating an amount of Rats equal to the amount of life you paid. Corpse Knight triggers for each Rat, causing each opponent to lose 1 life for each Rat.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Ashnod's Altar + Nadier's Nightblade

    • Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite colorless mana

    Mana needed: 514 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B} and choosing to pay any amount of life, creating that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Rat. When the Rat dies, Nadier's Nightblade triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 2 as able.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Viscera Seer + Nadier's Nightblade

    • Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
    • Near-infinite lifeloss

    Mana needed: 371 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B} and choosing to pay any amount of life, creating that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing a Rat. When the Rat dies, Nadier's Nightblade triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability. Repeat from step 2 as able.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Phyrexian Altar + Nadier's Nightblade

    • Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite colored mana

    Mana needed: 312 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B} and choosing to pay any amount of life, creating that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Rat. When the Rat dies, Nadier's Nightblade triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 2 as able.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Ingris Stingerquill

    • Near-infinite creature tokens with haste
    • Near-infinite damage

    Mana needed: 179 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Your life total is 2 or higher.

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B}. Choose to pay an amount of life and create that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Activate Ingris by paying {4}, creating a 2/2 Cadet creature token and giving creatures you control haste until end of turn. Declare all eligible creatures you control as attackers. Ingris triggers for each attacking creature, dealing that much damage to each opponent.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Carrion Feeder + Nadier's Nightblade

    • Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    Mana needed: 173 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B} and choosing to pay any amount of life, creating that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing a Rat. When the Rat dies, Nadier's Nightblade triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability. Repeat from step 2 as able.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Woe Strider + Nadier's Nightblade

    • Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
    • Near-infinite lifeloss

    Mana needed: 96 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B} and choosing to pay any amount of life, creating that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing a Rat. When the Rat dies, Nadier's Nightblade triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Woe Strider ability. Repeat from step 2 as able.

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  • Plague of Vermin + Goblin Bombardment + Nadier's Nightblade

    • Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite damage

    Mana needed: 95 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Plague of Vermin by paying {6}{B} and choosing to pay any amount of life, creating that many 1/1 Rat creature tokens. Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing a Rat. When the Rat dies, Nadier's Nightblade triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability. Repeat from step 2 as able.

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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 GeneralPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens, which Chatterfang, Squirrel General can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
  2. Ghave, Guru of SporesPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Ghave, Guru of Spores sacrifices your creatures.
  3. Yahenni, Undying PartisanPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Yahenni, Undying Partisan sacrifices your creatures.
  4. Bartolomé del PresidioPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Bartolomé del Presidio sacrifices your creatures.
  5. Dina, Soul SteeperPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Dina, Soul Steeper sacrifices your creatures.
  6. Erebos, Bleak-HeartedPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Erebos, Bleak-Hearted sacrifices your creatures.
  7. Ayli, Eternal PilgrimPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim sacrifices your creatures.
  8. Grimgrin, Corpse-BornPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifices your creatures.
  9. Denethor, Ruling StewardPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Denethor, Ruling Steward sacrifices your creatures.
  10. Evereth, Viceroy of PlunderPlague of Vermin makes creature tokens and Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder sacrifices your creatures.

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