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Tortured Existence

Tortured Existence

Enchantment$2.30

, Discard a creature card: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Legal in Commander

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Combos 56

  • Tortured Existence + Kheru Goldkeeper

    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    Mana needed: 10,486 decks on 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. Kheru Goldkeeper triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Peregrine Drake

    • Infinite tapped creature tokens

    7,513 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{B}{B}.

    Steps

    Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{B}{B}. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding Peregrine Drake, targeting any other creature card in your graveyard. Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay {2}{U} to create a token copy of Peregrine Drake that is a 4/4 Zombie. When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning the targeted creature from your graveyard to your hand. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, targeting Peregrine Drake. Hashaton triggers. Choose not to pay. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning Peregrine Drake from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Teval, the Balanced Scale

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    Mana needed: 5,737 decks on 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. Teval triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Insidious Roots

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    Mana needed: 5,017 decks on 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. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Tormod, the Desecrator

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers

    Mana needed: 2,669 decks on 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. Tormod triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Imotekh the Stormlord

    • Infinite artifact tokens
    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite creature tokens

    Mana needed: 1,512 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have an artifact creature card in your graveyard, and a creature card in your hand.

    Steps

    Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand. If the returned card was an artifact creature card, Imotekh the Stormlord triggers, creating two artifact creature tokens. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {B}. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Insidious Roots + Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler

    • Infinite tapped creature tokens
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures

    Mana needed: 1,456 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have at least one creature card in your hand. You have at least one creature card in your graveyard.

    Steps

    Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, returning any other creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Insidious Roots triggers, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token, then putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control. Activate the Plant by tapping it, adding {B}. Repeat.

    Commander Spellbook ↗

  • Tortured Existence + Hashaton, Scarab's Fist + Palinchron

    • Infinite mana lands you control can produce
    • Infinite copies of creature cards in your graveyard that are 4/4 Zombies
    • Infinite tapped creature tokens
    • Infinite untap of lands you control

    1,431 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{B}{B}.

    Steps

    Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{B}{B}. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding Palinchron, targeting any other creature card in your graveyard. Hashaton triggers, causing you to pay {2}{U} to create a token copy of Palinchron that is a 4/4 Zombie. When the Palinchron token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning the targeted creature from your graveyard to your hand. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card, targeting Palinchron. Hashaton triggers. Choose not to pay. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning Palinchron from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Syr Konrad, the Grim + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

    • Infinite damage
    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Near-infinite lifegain

    Mana needed: 1,328 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a creature card in your hand and a creature card in your graveyard. You have a way to give Syr Konrad lifelink.

    Steps

    Give Syr Konrad lifelink, if needed. Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} or 2 life and discarding a creature card. Syr Konrad triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent and causing you to gain life equal to the damage dealt. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Syr Konrad triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent and causing you to gain life equal to the damage dealt. Repeat.

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  • Tortured Existence + Syr Konrad, the Grim + Phyresis

    • Each opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 1,065 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Phyresis attached to Syr Konrad. One additional creature card in your graveyard. One additional creature card in hand.

    Steps

    Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card. The creature card is put into your graveyard, triggering Syr Konrad, causing it to deal one infect damage to each opponent. Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The creature card leaves your graveyard, triggering Syr Konrad, causing it to deal one infect damage to each opponent. Repeat four more times.

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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. Terra, Magical Adept // Esper TerraTerra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  2. Victor, Valgavoth's SeneschalVictor, Valgavoth's Seneschal fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  3. The Master of KeysThe Master of Keys fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  4. Aminatou, Veil PiercerAminatou, Veil Piercer fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  5. Nashi, Searcher in the DarkNashi, Searcher in the Dark fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  6. Teval, the Balanced ScaleTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  7. Fandaniel, Telophoroi AscianFandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  8. Dihada, Binder of WillsDihada, Binder of Wills fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  9. Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian ObliteratorRona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
  10. Sidisi, Brood TyrantSidisi, Brood Tyrant fills your graveyard, which Tortured Existence can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.

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