Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
Legendary Creature — Hyena Beast3/3$0.39
Partner with Nikara, Lair Scavenger Vigilance When Yannik enters, exile another creature you control until Yannik leaves the battlefield. When you do, distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures, where X is the exiled creature's power.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 17
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Restoration Angel
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Restoration Angel exiled by Yannik
Steps
Cast Abdel Adrian from the command zone by paying {4}{W} and command tax, if applicable. When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Yannik and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. When Yannik leaves the battlefield, Restoration Angel returns from exile to the battlefield. When Restoration Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Abdel Adrian. Abdel Adrian leaves and re-enters the battlefield, causing Yannik to return from exile to the battlefield, and triggering both Yannik and Abdel Adrian's abilities. Resolve the Yannik trigger, exiling Restoration Angel until Yannik leaves the battlefield. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Yannik and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. Repeat from step 3.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Felidar Guardian
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Felidar Guardian exiled by Yannik
Steps
Cast Abdel Adrian from the command zone by paying {4}{W} and command tax, if applicable. When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Yannik and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. When Yannik leaves the battlefield, Felidar Guardian returns from exile to the battlefield. When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Abdel Adrian. Abdel Adrian leaves and re-enters the battlefield, causing Yannik to return from exile to the battlefield, and triggering both Yannik and Abdel Adrian's abilities. Resolve the Yannik trigger, exiling Felidar Guardian until Yannik leaves the battlefield. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Yannik and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. Repeat from step 3.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Glorious Protector + Felidar Guardian
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Yannik by paying {2}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable. Yannik enters the battlefield, triggering itself, exiling Felidar Guardian until Yannik leaves the battlefield and triggering the last part of its ability. Resolve this trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on any target creature. Cast Glorious Protector by paying {2}{W}{W}. Glorious Protector enters the battlefield, triggering itself, exiling Yannik and any number of other non-Angel creatures you control until Glorious Protector leaves the battlefield. Felidar Guardian returns from exile to the battlefield due to Yannik leaving the battlefield, triggering itself, blinking Glorious Protector. Yannik returns from exile to the battlefield without using the stack due to Glorious Protector leaving the battlefield. When Yannik and Glorious Protector enter the battlefield, they each trigger themselves. Resolve Yannik's trigger, exiling Felidar Guardian until Yannik leaves the battlefield and triggering the last part of its ability. Resolve this trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on any target creature. Resolve the Glorious Protector trigger, exiling Yannik until Glorious Protector leaves the battlefield. Repeat from step 6.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Lumbering Battlement + Felidar Guardian
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Yannik either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {2}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable. Yannik enters the battlefield, exiling Felidar Guardian and putting a +1/+1 counter on any other creature you control. Cast Lumbering Battlement by paying {4}{W}. Lumbering Battlement enters the battlefield, exiling Yannik. Yannik leaves the battlefield, returning Felidar Guardian from exile to the battlefield. Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, blinking Lumbering Battlement. Lumbering Battlement leaves and enters the battlefield, returning Yannik from exile to the battlefield, and triggering Lumbering Battlement's enters-the-battlefield ability. Yannik enters the battlefield, exiling Felidar Guardian and putting a +1/+1 counter on any other creature you control. Resolve the Lumbering Battlement trigger, exiling Yannik. Repeat from step 5.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Icewind Stalwart
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Icewind Stalwart exiled by Yannik You have enough mana to cast Yannik
Steps
Cast Yannik either from your hand or from the command zone by paying its mana cost. When Yannik enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Abdel Adrian until Yannik leaves the battlefield. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, causing Icewind Stalwart to return to the battlefield from exile. When Icewind Stalwart enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Yannik. Yannik leaves and enters the battlefield, causing Abdel Adrian to return to the battlefield from exile and triggering Abdel Adrian and Yannik. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Icewind Stalwart and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. Resolve the Yannik trigger, exiling Abdel Adrian until Yannik leaves the battlefield. Repeat from step 3.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Karmic Guide + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Yannik, adding {C}{C}. Yannik leaves the battlefield, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, returning Yannik from your graveyard to the battlefield. Yannik enters the battlefield, exiling Karmic Guide until Yannik leaves the battlefield and distributing two +1/+1 counters among creatures you control. Repeat.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Karmic Guide + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Yannik, adding one mana of any color. Yannik leaves the battlefield, returning Karmic Guide from exile to the battlefield. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, returning Yannik from your graveyard to the battlefield. Yannik enters the battlefield, exiling Karmic Guide until Yannik leaves the battlefield and distributing two +1/+1 counters among creatures you control. Repeat.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Wispweaver Angel
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Wispweaver Angel exiled by Yannik
Steps
Cast Abdel Adrian from the command zone by paying {4}{W} and command tax, if applicable. When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Yannik and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. When Yannik leaves the battlefield, Wispweaver Angel returns from exile to the battlefield. When Wispweaver Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Abdel Adrian. Abdel Adrian leaves and re-enters the battlefield, causing Yannik to return from exile to the battlefield, and triggering both Yannik and Abdel Adrian's abilities. Resolve the Yannik trigger, exiling Wispweaver Angel until Yannik leaves the battlefield. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Yannik and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. Repeat from step 3.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Emiel the Blessed + Crystalline Crawler
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional creature with power four or greater, or have one exiled by Yannik.
Steps
Activate Eldrazi Displacer by paying {3}, blinking Yannik. When Yannik leaves the battlefield, all creatures exiled with it return to the battlefield. When Yannik enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling another creature you control with power four or greater and putting at least four +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability three times by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {3}. Repeat.
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel + Leonin Relic-Warder + Oblivion Ring
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Oblivion Ring by paying {2}{W}. When Oblivion Ring enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, exiling Yannik. When Yannik leaves the battlefield, Leonin Relic-Warder returns to the battlefield from exile. When Leonin Relic-Warder enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, exiling Oblivion Ring. When Oblivion Ring leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Yannik from exile to the battlefield. When Yannik enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Leonin Relic-Warder until Yannik leaves the battlefield and putting two +1/+1 counters on any creature you control. When Leonin Relic-Warder leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Oblivion Ring from exile to the battlefield. Repeat from step 2.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
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- Byrke, Long Ear of the LawYannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Byrke, Long Ear of the Law doubles counters.
- Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-ManYannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-Man doubles counters.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Aragorn, Hornburg HeroYannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Aragorn, Hornburg Hero doubles counters.
- Bright-Palm, Soul AwakenerYannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener doubles counters.
- Caradora, Heart of AlacriaYannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Caradora, Heart of Alacria doubles counters.
- The ThingYannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and The Thing doubles counters.
- She-Hulk, Attorney-at-LawYannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and She-Hulk, Attorney-at-Law doubles counters.
- Atraxa, Praetors' VoiceAtraxa, Praetors' Voice proliferates and Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Tidus, Yuna's GuardianTidus, Yuna's Guardian proliferates and Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.