Putrid Imp
Creature — Zombie Imp1/1$1.64
Discard a card: This creature gains flying until end of turn. Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and can't block.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 13
Putrid Imp + The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding Dakmor Salvage. The Gitrog Monster's third ability triggers, causing you to mill two cards and return Dakmor Salvage from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability, giving it flying until end of turn. Repeat.
Putrid Imp + Cryptcaller Chariot + Kindred Discovery
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
"Zombie" chosen with Kindred Discovery. You have a card in hand.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card. Cryptcaller Chariot triggers, causing you to create a tapped 2/2 Zombie creature token. When the Zombie enters the battlefield, Kindred Discovery triggers, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability. Repeat.
Putrid Imp + Norman Osborn // Green Goblin + Hullbreaker Horror
- Infinite self-discard triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a nonland permanent card in hand that costs {2} or less. You control a nontoken nonland permanent that costs {2} or less.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a nonland permanent card that costs {2} or less. Cast the permanent from your graveyard for its mayhem cost by paying {0} due to Green Goblin. Hullbreaker Horror trigger, returning another nonland permaennt that costs 2 or less from the battlefield to your hand. Resolve the spell from step 2. Repeat.
Putrid Imp + Magar of the Magic Strings + Rise of the Eldrazi
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
An opponent cannot block creatures you control.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding Rise of the Eldrazi. Activate Magar by paying {1}{R}{B}, noting Rise of the Eldrazi and putting it face down on the battlefield as a 3/3 creature. During your next turn, deal combat damage to an opponent using the 3/3 creature that has Rise of the Eldrazi noted. The creature triggers, casting a copy of Rise of the Eldrazi without paying its mana cost. Resolve the Rise of the Eldrazi copy, causing you to take an extra turn after this one. Repeat from step 3 during each turn.
Putrid Imp + Vilis, Broker of Blood + Feast of Sanity
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a card in hand.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card. Feast of Sanity triggers, dealing 1 damage to you and causing you to gain 1 life. Vilis triggers, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability, giving Putrid Imp flying until end of turn Repeat
Putrid Imp + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Glint-Horn Buccaneer
- Near-infinite damage
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite looting
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card. Glint-Horn Buccaneer triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent. Niv-Mizzet triggers, causing you to draw that many cards. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability. Repeat.
Putrid Imp + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Lich's Mastery
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a card in your graveyard. You have a way to lose life.
Steps
Lose life by any method. Lich's Mastery's second ability triggers, causing you to exile a card from your graveyard. Ketramose triggers, causing you to lose 1 life and draw a card. Lich's Mastery second ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card. Resolve the Lich's Mastery trigger, exiling a card from your graveyard. Repeat from step 3.
Putrid Imp + Matoya, Archon Elder + Curator of Mysteries
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a card in hand.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card. Curator of Mysteries triggers, causing you to scry 1. Matoya triggers, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability. Repeat.
Putrid Imp + Disa the Restless + Cloudstone Curio
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite self-discard triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one nontoken nonartifact Lhurgoyf. You have at least one nonartifact Lhurgoyf creature card in hand.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a nonartifact Lhurgoyf card. Disa the Restless' first ability triggers, putting the discarded Lhurgoyf from your graveyard onto the battlefield. When the Lhurgoyf enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning another nontoken nonartifact Lhurgoyf from the battlefield to your hand. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability from step 1. Repeat.
Putrid Imp + Eligeth, Crossroads Augur + Curator of Mysteries
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card. Curator of Mysteries triggers, causing you to draw a card due to Eligeth. Resolve the Putrid Imp 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.
- Gisa and GeralfGisa and Geralf fills your graveyard, which Putrid Imp can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Temmet, Naktamun's WillTemmet, Naktamun's Will fills your graveyard, which Putrid Imp can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Raphael, Fiendish SaviorPutrid Imp is an Imp, which Raphael, Fiendish Savior can use.
- The Scarab GodPutrid Imp is a Zombie, which The Scarab God can use.
- Zul Ashur, Lich LordPutrid Imp is a Zombie, which Zul Ashur, Lich Lord can use.
- Wilhelt, the RotcleaverPutrid Imp is a Zombie, which Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver can use.
- Ratadrabik of UrborgPutrid Imp is a Zombie, which Ratadrabik of Urborg can use.
- Gisa, the HellraiserPutrid Imp is a Zombie, which Gisa, the Hellraiser can use.
- Varina, Lich QueenPutrid Imp is a Zombie, which Varina, Lich Queen can use.
- Kalitas, Traitor of GhetPutrid Imp is a Zombie, which Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet can use.