Torsten, Founder of Benalia
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier7/7$1.81
When Torsten enters, reveal the top seven cards of your library. Put any number of creature and/or land cards from among them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. When Torsten dies, create seven 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
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Combos 3
Torsten, Founder of Benalia + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite creature tokens
- Put all creature and land cards from your library into your hand
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Torsten, adding {C}{C}. Torsten dies, triggering itself and Nim Deathmantle. Resolve the Torsten trigger, creating seven 1/1 Soldier creature tokens. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Soldier, adding {C}{C}. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger from step 2, causing you to pay {4} to return Torsten from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it. Torsten enters the battlefield, allowing you to search the top seven cards of your library and put any number of creature and/or land cards from them into your hand. Repeat.
Torsten, Founder of Benalia + Nim Deathmantle + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite creature tokens
- Put all creature and land cards from your library into your hand
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Torsten, adding {1}. Torsten dies, triggering itself and Nim Deathmantle. Resolve the Torsten trigger, creating seven 1/1 Soldier creature tokens. Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Soldiers, adding {3}. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger from step 2, causing you to pay {4} to return Torsten from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it. Torsten enters the battlefield, allowing you to search the top seven cards of your library and put any number of creature and/or land cards from them into your hand. Repeat.
Torsten, Founder of Benalia + Enduring Renewal + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite creature tokens
- Put all creature and land cards from your library into your hand
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Torsten, adding {1}. Torsten dies, triggering itself and Enduring Renewal. Resolve the Torsten trigger, creating seven 1/1 Soldier creature tokens. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Torsten from your graveyard to your hand. Activate Phyrexian Altar six times by sacrificing six Soldiers, adding {4}{G}{W}. Cast Torsten by paying {5}{G}{W}. Torsten enters the battlefield, allowing you to search the top seven cards of your library and put any number of creature and/or land cards from them into your hand. 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.
- Emiel the BlessedEmiel the Blessed blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Torsten, Founder of Benalia can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Ghave, Guru of SporesTorsten, Founder of Benalia makes creature tokens and Ghave, Guru of Spores sacrifices your creatures.
- Queen Allenal of RuadachTorsten, Founder of Benalia makes creature tokens and Queen Allenal of Ruadach doubles tokens.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Torsten, Founder of Benalia can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- The Fourteenth DoctorThe Fourteenth Doctor copies creatures, which Torsten, Founder of Benalia can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Ulalek, Fused AtrocityUlalek, Fused Atrocity copies your triggered abilities, which Torsten, Founder of Benalia can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Leonardo, the BalanceTorsten, Founder of Benalia makes creature tokens, which Leonardo, the Balance can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Amareth, the LustrousTorsten, Founder of Benalia makes creature tokens, which Amareth, the Lustrous can use because it rewards other permanents entering.
- Trostani, Selesnya's VoiceTorsten, Founder of Benalia makes creature tokens, which Trostani, Selesnya's Voice can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Galadriel, Light of ValinorTorsten, Founder of Benalia makes creature tokens, which Galadriel, Light of Valinor can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.