Woe Strider
Creature — Horror3/2$0.32
When this creature enters, create a 0/1 white Goat creature token. Sacrifice another creature: Scry 1. Escape—, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.) This creature escapes with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Legal in Commander
Is
Does
Makes tokens
Rewards
Combos 699
Woe Strider + Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite scry 1
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an additional Zombie. You control another Zombie.
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Gravecrawler. When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token. Resolve the Woe Strider ability. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Karmic Guide + Reveillark
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite scry 1
- Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Karmic Guide. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Reveillark. When Reveillark dies, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide and up to one other creature with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Reveillark from your graveyard to the battlefield. Resolve the Woe Strider ability from step 2. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Ygra, Eater of All + Camellia, the Seedmiser
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature.
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing any other creature. Because the creature is a Food due to Ygra, when it dies, Camellia and Ygra trigger. Resolve the Ygra trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on it. Resolve the Camellia trigger, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Woe Strider, adding {C}{C}. When Woe Strider dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Woe Strider from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it. When Woe Strider enters, it triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Kheru Goldkeeper + Gravecrawler
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite scry 1
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Zombie.
Steps
Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying {B}. Kheru Goldkeeper triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Gravecrawler. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Ygra, Eater of All + Experimental Confectioner
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies as a Food due to Ygra, Experimental Confectioner's second ability triggers, causing you to create a 1/1 Rat creature token. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Luminous Broodmoth
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite scry 1
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another nontoken creature with base toughness 2 or greater that does not have flying.
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing another nontoken creature that doesn't have flying. When the creature dies, Luminous Broodmoth triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the creature with a flying counter on it. When the creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Resolve the Woe Strider abilities from step 1 and 3. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Marionette Apprentice. When Marionette Apprentice dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. When Marionette Apprentice enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it. Resolve the Woe Strider ability. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Vizier of Remedies
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite scry 1
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another nontoken creature that doesn't have a -1/-1 counter on it.
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing another creature. When the creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Vizier of Remedies. Resolve the Woe Strider ability. Repeat.
Woe Strider + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Geralf's Messenger
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger When Geralf's Messenger dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When Geralf's Messenger enters, it triggers, causing an opponent to lose 2 life. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger When Geralf's Messenger dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. When Geralf's Messenger enters, it triggers, causing an opponent to lose 2 life. Resolve both Woe Strider abilities from step 1 and 4. 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.
- Edea, Possessed SorceressWoe Strider sacrifices your creatures, which Edea, Possessed Sorceress can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Erebos, Bleak-HeartedWoe Strider sacrifices your creatures, which Erebos, Bleak-Hearted can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Zahur, Glory's PastZahur, Glory's Past fills your graveyard, which Woe Strider can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Edgar, Ancient BloodlordWoe Strider sacrifices your creatures, which Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Kels, Fight FixerWoe Strider makes creature tokens and Kels, Fight Fixer sacrifices your creatures.
- Gowron, Eager for BattleWoe Strider sacrifices your creatures, which Gowron, Eager for Battle can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralWoe Strider makes creature tokens, which Chatterfang, Squirrel General can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
- Ghave, Guru of SporesWoe Strider makes creature tokens and Ghave, Guru of Spores sacrifices your creatures.
- Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged AngelWoe Strider sacrifices your creatures, which Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel can use because it rewards your creatures dying.
- The Master of KeysThe Master of Keys fills your graveyard, which Woe Strider can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.