Samwise Gamgee
Cauldron Familiar
Phyrexian Altar
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| You control a Food token. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Cauldron Familiar, adding one mana of any color. |
2 | Activate Cauldron Familiar by sacrificing a Food, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
3 | When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, it and Samwise triggers. |
4 | Resolve the Cauldron Familiar trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain one life. |
5 | Resolve the Samwise trigger, creating a Food artifact token. |
6 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite colored mana | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite lifegain | |
| Infinite lifegain triggers | |
| Infinite lifeloss | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite sacrifice triggers |
Combo Metadata
865
DECKS
0.13%
OF 662620 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 3161
MOST PLAYED OF 34804 COMBOS
{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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+5% synergy
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+7% synergy
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+3% synergy
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+8% synergy
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+6% synergy
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-7% synergy
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+4% synergy
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+2% synergy
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+2% synergy
Defense of the Heart
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+3% synergy
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-0% synergy
Battles
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+5% synergy
Planeswalkers
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+7% synergy
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+34% synergy
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+30% synergy
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+33% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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+25% synergy
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+15% synergy
Ancient Tomb
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+21% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
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+16% synergy
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+11% synergy
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-18% synergy
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+3% synergy
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-10% synergy
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+6% synergy
Dryad Arbor
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+5% synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
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+7% synergy
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High Market
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+5% synergy
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+0% synergy
Field of the Dead
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+4% synergy
Ghost Quarter
7% of 864 decks
+5% synergy
Access Tunnel
6% of 864 decks
+3% synergy
Emergence Zone
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+3% synergy
Strip Mine
5% of 864 decks
+2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
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92% of 864 decks
+8% synergy
Arcane Signet
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+3% synergy
Chrome Mox
23% of 864 decks
+17% synergy
Lotus Petal
22% of 864 decks
+15% synergy
Mox Diamond
18% of 864 decks
+13% synergy
Mana Crypt
16% of 864 decks
+12% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
15% of 864 decks
+2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
15% of 864 decks
-6% synergy
Mana Vault
15% of 864 decks
+9% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
14% of 864 decks
-12% synergy
Machine God's Effigy
14% of 29 decks
+13% synergy
Mox Amber
14% of 864 decks
+9% synergy
Talisman of Unity
12% of 864 decks
+5% synergy
Mox Opal
11% of 864 decks
+7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10% of 864 decks
+1% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
9% of 46 decks
-19% synergy
Talisman of Conviction
7% of 46 decks
-18% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
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+3% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 864 decks
+19% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
82% of 864 decks
+42% synergy
Temple Garden
82% of 864 decks
+43% synergy
Godless Shrine
82% of 864 decks
+42% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
73% of 864 decks
+62% synergy
Breeding Pool
72% of 29 decks
+32% synergy
Marsh Flats
71% of 864 decks
+60% synergy
Windswept Heath
69% of 864 decks
+59% synergy
Stomping Ground
63% of 46 decks
+23% synergy
Blood Crypt
59% of 46 decks
+21% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
55% of 29 decks
+15% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
54% of 864 decks
+30% synergy
Indatha Triome
53% of 864 decks
+24% synergy
Watery Grave
52% of 29 decks
+12% synergy
Exotic Orchard
52% of 864 decks
+15% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
50% of 864 decks
+27% synergy
Vault of Champions
50% of 864 decks
+24% synergy
Sacred Foundry
41% of 46 decks
+6% synergy
The World Tree
38% of 13 decks
+8% synergy
Ketria Triome
38% of 13 decks
+7% synergy
Tropical Island
38% of 29 decks
+24% synergy
Underground Sea
38% of 29 decks
+23% synergy
Bayou
38% of 864 decks
+24% synergy
Scrubland
38% of 864 decks
+24% synergy
Savannah
37% of 864 decks
+25% synergy
Taiga
37% of 46 decks
+24% synergy
City of Brass
37% of 864 decks
+29% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
35% of 864 decks
+4% synergy
Tundra
34% of 29 decks
+20% synergy
Raffine's Tower
34% of 29 decks
+9% synergy
Isolated Chapel
34% of 864 decks
+3% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33% of 864 decks
+7% synergy
Mana Confluence
33% of 864 decks
+26% synergy
Badlands
33% of 46 decks
+19% synergy
Brushland
31% of 864 decks
+13% synergy
Zagoth Triome
31% of 29 decks
+2% synergy
Misty Rainforest
31% of 864 decks
+19% synergy
Raugrin Triome
31% of 13 decks
+6% synergy
Steam Vents
31% of 13 decks
-7% synergy
Plateau
30% of 46 decks
+18% synergy
Wooded Foothills
30% of 864 decks
+19% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29% of 864 decks
+18% synergy
Caves of Koilos
29% of 864 decks
-0% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
29% of 864 decks
+2% synergy
Spire Garden
28% of 46 decks
+5% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
28% of 46 decks
-1% synergy
Arid Mesa
28% of 864 decks
+18% synergy
Polluted Delta
26% of 864 decks
+15% synergy
Spectator Seating
26% of 46 decks
+2% synergy
Underground Mortuary
26% of 662 decks
+13% synergy