Popular Egotist
Creature — Human Rogue3/2$0.20
, Sacrifice another creature or enchantment: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.) Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 11
Popular Egotist + Warren Soultrader + Forsaken Miner
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Forsaken Miner. When Forsaken Miner dies, Popular Egotist triggers, targeting an opponent. Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Popular Egotist ability, causing you to gain 1 life and causing an opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Popular Egotist + Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler. When Gravecrawler dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. Repeat.
Popular Egotist + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Nest of Scarabs
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2. An opponent controls a creature.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls. When the sacrificed creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Popular Egotist + Forsaken Miner + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, adding {B}. When Forsaken Miner dies, Popular Egotist triggers, targeting an opponent. When you commit that crime, Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Popular Egotist trigger, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and gaining 1 life. Repeat.
Popular Egotist + Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite Treasure tokens
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. Repeat.
Popular Egotist + Warren Soultrader + Stridehangar Automaton
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite Treasure tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token. Repeat.
Popular Egotist + Warren Soultrader + Quina, Qu Gourmet
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite Treasure tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a creature token. Repeat.
Popular Egotist + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Scurry Oak
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least two additional creatures. Scurry Oak has no +1/+1 counters on it. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Cast Yawgmoth by paying {2}{B}{B}. When Yawgmoth enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature. When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, triggering Scurry Oak's second ability. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature. When the creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. When the Squirrel enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, triggering Scurry Oak's second ability. Repeat from step 7.
Popular Egotist + Trudge Garden + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to gain life.
Steps
Gain any amount of life. Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay {2} to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Fungus Beast, adding {C}{C}. When the Fungus Beast dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life. Repeat from step 2.
Popular Egotist + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2. An opponent controls a creature.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls. When the sacrificed creature dies, Popular Egotist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card. Hapatra triggers, creating a creature token. 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.
- Edea, Possessed SorceressPopular Egotist sacrifices your creatures, which Edea, Possessed Sorceress can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous NeonatePopular Egotist gains you life, which Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate can use.
- Davros, Dalek CreatorPopular Egotist drains opponents' life, which Davros, Dalek Creator can use.
- Tevesh Szat, Doom of FoolsTevesh Szat, Doom of Fools takes opponents' permanents and Popular Egotist sacrifices your creatures.
- Teysa, Orzhov ScionPopular Egotist sacrifices your creatures, which Teysa, Orzhov Scion can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Zahur, Glory's PastPopular Egotist sacrifices your creatures, which Zahur, Glory's Past can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the CorrupterPopular Egotist is a Human, which Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter can use.
- Dina, Soul SteeperPopular Egotist gains you life, which Dina, Soul Steeper can use.
- Erebos, Bleak-HeartedPopular Egotist sacrifices your creatures, which Erebos, Bleak-Hearted can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Valgavoth, Harrower of SoulsPopular Egotist drains opponents' life, which Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls can use.