Sin, Unending Cataclysm

Combos 41

• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Body of Research + Sage of Hours

  • Near-infinite turns

  Mana needed: 27 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  You have a way to kill a creature.

  Steps

  Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token and putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to your deck size. Cast Sin either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {5}{G}{U} plus commander tax if applicable. As it enters, remove all the counters from the Fractal and put twice that many +1/+1 counters on Sin. Kill Sin. When it dies, it second ability triggers, putting its counters on Sage of Hours and shuffling Sin into your library. Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to get an extra turn for each five +1/+1 counters removed from it.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Verdant Succession + Phyrexian Altar

  • Infinite colored mana
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  4 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Steps

  Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it and Verdant Succession trigger. Resolve the Sin trigger, moving any counters from it onto another creature you control, and then shuffling Sin into your library. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Sin and putting it onto the battlefield. Repeat.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Viscera Seer

  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  3 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  You control another nontoken creature with base toughness 2 or greater that does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

  Steps

  Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the additional creature. When the creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it triggers twice. Resolve the first trigger, returning Sin from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. As Sin enters, remove the -1/-1 counter from the creature sacrificed in step 1, causing Sin to enter with a +1/+1 counter on it instead. Resolve the second Sin trigger, putting the counters it had on it when it was sacrificed onto a creature you control and failing to shuffle it into your library as it's no longer in your graveyard. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability from step 4. Repeat.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

  • Infinite artifact tokens
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  2 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  You control another nontoken creature with base toughness 2 or greater that does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

  Steps

  Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing the additional creature. When the creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Resolve the Shilgengar ability. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it triggers twice. Resolve the first trigger, returning Sin from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. As Sin enters, remove the -1/-1 counter from the creature sacrificed in step 1, causing Sin to enter with a +1/+1 counter on it instead. Resolve the second Sin trigger, putting the counters it had on it when it was sacrificed onto a creature you control and failing to shuffle it into your library as it's no longer in your graveyard. Resolve the Shilgengar ability from step 4. Repeat.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Verdant Succession + Ashnod's Altar

  • Infinite colorless mana
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  1 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Steps

  Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it and Verdant Succession trigger. Resolve the Sin trigger, moving any counters from it onto another creature you control, and then shuffling Sin into your library. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Sin and putting it onto the battlefield. Repeat.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Bartolomé del Presidio

  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  1 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  You control another nontoken creature with base toughness 2 or greater that does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

  Steps

  Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the additional creature. When the creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it triggers twice. Resolve the first trigger, returning Sin from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. As Sin enters, remove the -1/-1 counter from the creature sacrificed in step 1, causing Sin to enter with a +1/+1 counter on it instead. Resolve the second Sin trigger, putting the counters it had on it when it was sacrificed onto a creature you control and failing to shuffle it into your library as it's no longer in your graveyard. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability from step 4. Repeat.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Verdant Succession + Spawning Pit

  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  1 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Steps

  Activate Spawning Pit by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it and Verdant Succession trigger. Resolve the Sin trigger, moving any counters from it onto another creature you control, and then shuffling Sin into your library. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Sin and putting it onto the battlefield. Resolve the Spawning Pit ability. Repeat.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Verdant Succession + Blasting Station

  • Infinite damage
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  1 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Steps

  Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it and Verdant Succession trigger. Resolve the Sin trigger, moving any counters from it onto another creature you control, and then shuffling Sin into your library. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Sin and putting it onto the battlefield. When Sin enters the battlefield, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station, Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 1. Repeat.

  Commander Spellbook ↗

• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Verdant Succession + Altar of Dementia

  • Infinite mill
  • Infinite self-mill
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  1 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Steps

  Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it and Verdant Succession trigger. Resolve the Sin trigger, moving any counters from it onto another creature you control, and then shuffling Sin into your library. Resolve the Verdant Succession trigger, searching your library for Sin and putting it onto the battlefield. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability. Repeat.

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• Sin, Unending Cataclysm + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Phantom Train

  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

  1 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  You control another nontoken creature with base toughness 2 or greater that does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

  Steps

  Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing the additional creature. When the creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Resolve the Phantom Train ability. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Sin. When Sin dies, it triggers twice. Resolve the first trigger, returning Sin from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. As Sin enters, remove the -1/-1 counter from the creature sacrificed in step 1, causing Sin to enter with a +1/+1 counter on it instead. Resolve the second Sin trigger, putting the counters it had on it when it was sacrificed onto a creature you control and failing to shuffle it into your library as it's no longer in your graveyard. Resolve the Phantom Train ability from step 4. Repeat.

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