Skeleton Crew
Creature — Skeleton Pirate3/3$0.29
Each other creature you control that's a Skeleton or Pirate gets +1/+1. Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 black Skeleton Pirate creature token. (This ability triggers only from the battlefield.) : Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
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Combos 8
Skeleton Crew + Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding {B}. Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {1}. Repeat.
Skeleton Crew + Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite self-discard triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a creature card in hand and a creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.
Skeleton Crew + Phyrexian Altar + Cult Conscript
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
A non-Skeleton creature has died under your control this turn.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cult Conscript, adding {B}. Activate Cult Conscript by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {1}. Repeat.
Skeleton Crew + Nether Traitor + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nether Traitor, adding one mana of any color. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding {B}. When the creature dies, Nether Traitor triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Skeleton Crew + Phyrexian Altar + Bloodsoaked Champion
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have attacked this turn.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Bloodsoaked Champion, adding {B}. Activate Bloodsoaked Champion by paying {1}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature tokens, adding {1}. Repeat.
Skeleton Crew + Gollum, Patient Plotter + Skirge Familiar
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite self-discard triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional creature.
Steps
Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Gollum, adding {B}. Activate Gollum by paying {B} and sacrificing a creature, returning Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Skeleton Crew + Hell's Caretaker + Coercive Recruiter
- Infinite creature tokens with haste
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another nontoken creature.
Steps
During your upkeep, activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping it and sacrificing another nontoken creature, returning Coercive Recruiter from your graveyard to the battlefield. Coercive Recruiter and Skeleton Crew trigger. Resolve the Coercive Recruiter trigger, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Resolve the Skeleton Crew trigger, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token. When the Skeleton Pirate enters the battlefield, Coercive Recruiter triggers, untapping target creature and gaining control of it. Activate Hell's Caretaker by tapping it and sacrificing Coercive Recruiter, returning another creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. When the creature enters the battlefield, Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token. When the Skeleton Pirate enters the battlefield, Coercive Recruiter triggers, untapping Hell's Caretaker. Repeat.
Skeleton Crew + Gollum, Patient Plotter + Mind Over Matter
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite self-discard triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a permanent that can tap to produce at least {B}. You control an additional creature.
Steps
Activate a permanent by tapping it, adding at least {B}. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding Gollum, untapping the permanent. Activate Gollum by paying {B} and sacrificing a creature, returning Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Skeleton Crew 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.
- Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens, which Chatterfang, Squirrel General can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Zahur, Glory's PastZahur, Glory's Past fills your graveyard, which Skeleton Crew can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- L'Rell, Fierce VisionaryL'Rell, Fierce Visionary fills your graveyard, which Skeleton Crew can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Ghave, Guru of SporesSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens and Ghave, Guru of Spores sacrifices your creatures.
- Yahenni, Undying PartisanSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens and Yahenni, Undying Partisan sacrifices your creatures.
- Bartolomé del PresidioSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens and Bartolomé del Presidio sacrifices your creatures.
- Dina, Soul SteeperSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens and Dina, Soul Steeper sacrifices your creatures.
- Erebos, Bleak-HeartedSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens and Erebos, Bleak-Hearted sacrifices your creatures.
- Ayli, Eternal PilgrimSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens and Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim sacrifices your creatures.
- Grimgrin, Corpse-BornSkeleton Crew makes creature tokens and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifices your creatures.