Vein Ripper
Creature — Vampire Assassin6/5$6.24
Flying Ward—Sacrifice a creature. Whenever a creature dies, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 35
Vein Ripper + Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler. When Gravecrawler dies, Vein Ripper triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and target opponent to lose 2 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. Repeat.
Vein Ripper + Warren Soultrader + Forsaken Miner
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Forsaken Miner. When Forsaken Miner dies, Vein Ripper triggers, targeting an opponent. Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Vein Ripper ability, causing you to gain 2 life and causing an opponent to lose 2 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Vein Ripper + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Nest of Scarabs
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2. You control at least one additional creature. There is at least one other creature on the battlefield.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Vein Ripper triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and target opponent to lose 2 life. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on any other creature and causing you to draw a card. If the creature who had the counter placed has 0 toughness, it dies as a state-based action. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token. Repeat until your opponents do not control any more creatures, or until you draw your library. If you have cards remaining in your library, you may repeat this combo any time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Vein Ripper + Forsaken Miner + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Forsaken Miner, adding {B}. When Forsaken Miner dies, Vein Ripper triggers, targeting an opponent. When you commit that crime, Forsaken Miner triggers, causing you to pay {B} to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Vein Ripper trigger, causing target opponent to lose 2 life and gaining 2 life. Repeat.
Vein Ripper + Tombstone Stairwell
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
At the beginning of each upkeep, Tombostone Stairwell's first ability triggers, causing each player to create a 2/2 Zombie creature token for each creature card in their graveyard. At the beginning of each end step, Tombstone Stairwell's second ability triggers, destroying all tokens created by it. When the token(s) die, Vein Ripper triggers that many times, causing an opponent to lose twice that much life and you to gain twice that much life. Repeat during each turn.
Vein Ripper + Timeline Culler + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 3.
Steps
Cast Timeline Culler either from your hand or from your graveyard for its warp cost by paying {B} and 2 life. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Timeline Culler, adding {B}. When Timeline Culler dies, Vein Ripper triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and target opponent to lose 2 life. Repeat.
Vein Ripper + Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite Treasure tokens
- Infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Vein Ripper triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. Repeat.
Vein Ripper + Warren Soultrader + Stridehangar Automaton
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifeloss
- Infinite Treasure tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, Vein Ripper triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and an opponent to lose 2 life. Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token. Repeat.
Vein Ripper + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2. An opponent controls a creature.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls. When the sacrificed creature dies, Vein Ripper triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and target opponent to lose 2 life Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card. Hapatra triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.
Vein Ripper + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Flourishing Defenses
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2. An opponent controls a creature.
Steps
Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature, targeting any creature an opponent controls. When the sacrificed creature dies, Vein Ripper triggers, causing you to gain 2 life and target opponent to lose 2 life Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature an opponent controls, and causing you to draw a card. Flourishing Defenses 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.
- Davros, Dalek CreatorVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which Davros, Dalek Creator can use.
- Dina, Soul SteeperDina, Soul Steeper sacrifices your creatures, which Vein Ripper can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Kalitas, Traitor of GhetKalitas, Traitor of Ghet sacrifices your creatures, which Vein Ripper can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Valgavoth, Harrower of SoulsVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls can use.
- Y'shtola, Night's BlessedVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which Y'shtola, Night's Blessed can use.
- Rakdos, Lord of RiotsVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which Rakdos, Lord of Riots can use.
- Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of RuinVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin can use.
- Emet-Selch of the Third SeatVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which Emet-Selch of the Third Seat can use.
- Sygg, River CutthroatVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which Sygg, River Cutthroat can use.
- The Master of Lake-townVein Ripper drains opponents' life, which The Master of Lake-town can use.