Scuttletide
Enchantment$0.18
, Discard a card: Create a 0/3 blue Crab creature token. Delirium — Crabs you control get +1/+1 as long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.
Legal in Commander
Is
Does
Makes tokens
Rewards
Combos 10
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Skullclamp
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite colorless mana
- Near-infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. Activate Skullclamp's equip ability by paying {1}, attaching it to the Crab token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. The Crab dies, triggering Skullclamp, causing you to draw two cards. Repeat.
Scuttletide + Marneus Calgar + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. When the Crab enters the battlefield, Marneus triggers, causing you to draw a card. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {1}. Repeat.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. The Crab dies, triggering Liliana, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Kindred Discovery
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite colorless mana
- Near-infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand. "Crab" chosen with Kindred Discovery.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. When the Crab enters the battlefield, Kindred Discovery triggers, causing you to draw a card. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. Repeat.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Species Specialist
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand. "Crab" chosen with Species Specialist.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. When the Crab dies, Species Specialist triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Weatherlight Compleated
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand. Weatherlight Compleated has at least six phyresis counters on it.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. The Crab dies, triggering Weatherlight Compleated, putting a phyresis counter on it and causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Rite of Harmony
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite colorless mana
- Near-infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one additional card in hand.
Steps
Cast Rite of Harmony by paying {G}{W}. Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. When the Crab enters the battlefield, Rite of Harmony triggers, causing you to draw a card. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. Repeat from step 2.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Fecundity
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. The Crab dies, triggering Fecundity, causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Beck // Call
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite colorless mana
- Near-infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one additional card in hand.
Steps
Cast Beck by paying {G}{U}. Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. When the Crab enters the battlefield, Beck triggers, causing you to draw a card. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. Repeat from step 2.
Scuttletide + Ashnod's Altar + Moldervine Reclamation
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite colorless mana
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Scuttletide by paying {1} and discarding a card, creating a 0/3 Crab creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Crab, adding {C}{C}. When the Crab dies, Moldervine Reclamation triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and draw a card. 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.
- Homer, the HermitHomer, the Hermit is a Crab, which Scuttletide can use.
- Adrix and Nev, TwincastersScuttletide makes creature tokens and Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles tokens.
- Bard, King of DaleScuttletide makes creature tokens and Bard, King of Dale doubles tokens.
- Donatello, the BrainsScuttletide makes creature tokens and Donatello, the Brains doubles tokens.
- Grimgrin, Corpse-BornScuttletide makes creature tokens and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifices your creatures.
- Kels, Fight FixerScuttletide makes creature tokens and Kels, Fight Fixer sacrifices your creatures.
- Barrin, Master WizardScuttletide makes creature tokens and Barrin, Master Wizard sacrifices your creatures.
- Ertai, the CorruptedScuttletide makes creature tokens and Ertai, the Corrupted sacrifices your creatures.
- Aminatou, Veil PiercerAminatou, Veil Piercer fills your graveyard, which Scuttletide can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Terra, Magical Adept // Esper TerraTerra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra fills your graveyard, which Scuttletide can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.