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Starving Revenant

Starving Revenant

Creature — Spirit Horror4/4$0.34

When this creature enters, surveil 2. Then for each card you put on top of your library, you draw a card and you lose 3 life. Descend 8 — Whenever you draw a card, if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

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Combos 33

  • Starving Revenant + Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    1,152 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to draw a card. There are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Draw a card. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Kefka triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Starving Revenant + Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite lifeloss

    954 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to draw a card. You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Draw a card. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Niv-Mizzet triggers, causing you to pay 1 life to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Starving Revenant + Sensei's Divining Top + Bolas's Citadel

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    318 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Activate Sense's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library from the battlefield. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life. Cast Sensei's Divining Top from the top of your library by paying 1 life. Repeat.

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  • Starving Revenant + Drogskol Reaver

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    288 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard. You have a way to draw a card.

    Steps

    Draw a card. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Drogskol Reaver triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Starving Revenant + Marina Vendrell's Grimoire

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    Mana needed: 259 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying {5}{U}. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. Starving Revenant's second ability triggers five times. Resolve the first Starving Revenant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. Starving Revenant's second ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Repeat from step 5.

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  • Starving Revenant + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Currency Converter

    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite rummaging

    104 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Your life total is at least 2. You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard. You have more cards in hand than your maximum hand size.

    Steps

    Proceed to your next cleanup step, causing you to discard cards down to your maximum hand size. Currency Converter triggers for each card discarded this way. Resolve the first trigger, exiling the discarded card. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve all remaining Currency Converter abilities, if applicable, choosing not to exile anything. Once the stack has emptied and all players pass priority, you will still be in the cleanup step and thus need to discard cards down to your maximum hand size. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Starving Revenant + Sensei's Divining Top + Gwenom, Remorseless

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    85 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard. Gwenom has attacked this turn.

    Steps

    Activate Sense's Divining Top's second ability by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library from the battlefield. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life. Cast Sensei's Divining Top from the top of your library by paying 1 life. Repeat.

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  • Starving Revenant + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Necropotence

    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers

    69 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard. Your life total is at least 2. You have at least one more card in hand than your maximum hand size.

    Steps

    Proceed to your cleanup step, causing you to discard cards down to your maximum hand size. Necropotence triggers for each card discarded. Resolve the first trigger, exiling the discarded card from your graveyard. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life. Discard cards down until your maximum hand size, as the cleanup step is still onging. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Starving Revenant + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Containment Construct

    • Near-infinite lifeloss
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite rummaging

    59 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Your life total is at least 2. You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard. You have more cards in hand than your maximum hand size.

    Steps

    Proceed to your next cleanup step, causing you to discard cards down to your maximum hand size. Containment Construct triggers for each card discarded this way. Resolve the first trigger, exiling the discarded card. Ketramose triggers, causing you to draw a card and lose 1 life. Starving Revenant triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve all remaining Containment Construct abilities, if applicable, choosing not to exile anything. Once the stack has emptied and all players pass priority, you will still be in the cleanup step and thus need to discard cards down to your maximum hand size. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Starving Revenant + Vilis, Broker of Blood + Niv-Mizzet, Parun

    • Infinite card draw
    • Near-infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite lifeloss

    12 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to draw a card. You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Draw a card. When you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet and Starving Revenant's first ability trigger. Resolve the Starving Revenant ability, causing an opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve the Niv-Mizzet ability, dealing 1 damage to yourself. When you lose life, Vilis triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.

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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.

  1. Moseo, Vein's New DeanStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Moseo, Vein's New Dean can use because it reanimates creatures.
  2. Betor, Ancestor's VoiceStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Betor, Ancestor's Voice can use because it reanimates creatures.
  3. Rodolf DuskbringerStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Rodolf Duskbringer can use because it reanimates creatures.
  4. Emet-Selch of the Third SeatStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Emet-Selch of the Third Seat can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
  5. Carnage, Crimson ChaosStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Carnage, Crimson Chaos can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
  6. Hogaak, Arisen NecropolisStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
  7. Sefris of the Hidden WaysStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Sefris of the Hidden Ways can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
  8. Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague SwarmStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
  9. Oskar, Rubbish ReclaimerStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
  10. Karador, Ghost ChieftainStarving Revenant fills your graveyard, which Karador, Ghost Chieftain can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.

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