Kelsien, the Plague
Thornbite Staff
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Thornbite Staff attached to Kelsien.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Kelsien by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to target creature and destroying it due to Kelsien's deathtouch.
2
The creature dies, triggering Kelsien twice.
3
Resolve the first Kelsien trigger, causing you to get an experience counter.
4
Resolve the second Kelsien trigger, untapping it.
5
Repeat.
6
You may also repeat this loop any time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent control.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Destroy any creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
Destroy any number of target creatures opponents control

  Combo Metadata

728
DECKS
0.10%
OF 722955 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 3554
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.
Top Commanders
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
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Kelsien, the Plague
13.17% of 5383 decks 709 decks
Mathas, Fiend Seeker
0.19% of 2115 decks 4 decks
Dihada, Binder of Wills
0.02% of 10323 decks 2 decks
Kenrith, the Returned King
0.01% of 25786 decks 2 decks
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
0.02% of 4621 decks 1 decks
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
0.01% of 14179 decks 1 decks
Queen Marchesa
0.01% of 14448 decks 1 decks
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
0.02% of 4120 decks 1 decks
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
0.57% of 175 decks 1 decks
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
0.03% of 3681 decks 1 decks
New Cards
The Masamune
6% of 93 decks +5% synergy
Vincent Valentine
6% of 116 decks +5% synergy
Restoration Magic
5% of 96 decks +1% synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
3% of 120 decks +1% synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
3% of 123 decks +1% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Basilisk Collar
96% of 723 decks +92% synergy
Rune of Mortality
84% of 723 decks +84% synergy
Vorpal Sword
81% of 723 decks +80% synergy
Minthara, Merciless Soul
80% of 723 decks +79% synergy
Otharri, Suns' Glory
80% of 723 decks +78% synergy
Gorgon's Head
78% of 723 decks +77% synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
78% of 723 decks +76% synergy
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
75% of 723 decks +75% synergy
Drumbellower
75% of 723 decks +73% synergy
Gift of Doom
71% of 723 decks +70% synergy
Top Cards
Morbid Opportunist
73% of 723 decks +66% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
71% of 723 decks +44% synergy
Open the Armory
69% of 723 decks +64% synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
66% of 723 decks +65% synergy
General's Enforcer
65% of 723 decks +63% synergy
Quietus Spike
63% of 723 decks +63% synergy
Gorgon Flail
62% of 723 decks +62% synergy
Archetype of Finality
62% of 723 decks +61% synergy
Harvester of Souls
61% of 723 decks +59% synergy
Shay Cormac
61% of 459 decks +59% synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
25% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Teferi's Protection
17% of 723 decks -1% synergy
Demonic Tutor
15% of 723 decks -5% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14% of 723 decks -2% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12% of 723 decks +3% synergy
Deflecting Swat
12% of 723 decks -5% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10% of 723 decks -6% synergy
Creatures
Izzet Staticaster
60% of 5 decks +60% synergy
Razorfin Hunter
60% of 5 decks +60% synergy
Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
56% of 723 decks +56% synergy
Termination Facilitator
55% of 723 decks +55% synergy
Void Beckoner
53% of 723 decks +52% synergy
Daxos the Returned
52% of 723 decks +52% synergy
Saryth, the Viper's Fang
50% of 6 decks +47% synergy
Faeburrow Elder
50% of 6 decks +39% synergy
Blood Cultist
49% of 723 decks +48% synergy
Slaughter Specialist
48% of 723 decks +47% synergy
Goblin Sharpshooter
48% of 723 decks +47% synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
48% of 441 decks +46% synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
48% of 723 decks +45% synergy
White Plume Adventurer
44% of 723 decks +42% synergy
Magda, the Hoardmaster
43% of 524 decks +42% synergy
Mathas, Fiend Seeker
43% of 723 decks +42% synergy
Humble Defector
40% of 723 decks +38% synergy
Ankle Shanker
39% of 723 decks +37% synergy
Sun Titan
37% of 723 decks +28% synergy
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
33% of 522 decks +32% synergy
Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
33% of 521 decks +32% synergy
Mother of Runes
32% of 723 decks +26% synergy
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
29% of 723 decks +27% synergy
Assault Intercessor
25% of 723 decks +25% synergy
Deathbringer Thoctar
24% of 723 decks +24% synergy
Cunning Sparkmage
22% of 723 decks +21% synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
20% of 723 decks +17% synergy
Queen Marchesa
19% of 723 decks +14% synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
18% of 384 decks +17% synergy
Vulshok Sorcerer
18% of 723 decks +18% synergy
Puresteel Paladin
17% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Akiri, Fearless Voyager
17% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Esper Sentinel
15% of 723 decks -4% synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
15% of 588 decks +13% synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
15% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Onyx Mage
14% of 723 decks +14% synergy
Stonehewer Giant
13% of 723 decks +12% synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
13% of 723 decks +10% synergy
Clackbridge Troll
12% of 723 decks +12% synergy
Tor Wauki the Younger
12% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Blood Artist
12% of 723 decks +0% synergy
Royal Assassin
12% of 723 decks +10% synergy
Robaran Mercenaries
12% of 723 decks +12% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12% of 723 decks -2% synergy
Rakdos Ickspitter
11% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11% of 200 decks +9% synergy
Bureau Headmaster
10% of 458 decks +8% synergy
Prodigal Pyromancer
9% of 723 decks +9% synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
8% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Norn's Choirmaster
7% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Instants
You Are Already Dead
56% of 723 decks +55% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56% of 723 decks -6% synergy
Boros Charm
53% of 723 decks +29% synergy
Mirrodin Avenged
46% of 723 decks +45% synergy
Crackling Doom
46% of 723 decks +38% synergy
Fracture
40% of 723 decks +34% synergy
Offer Immortality
34% of 723 decks +34% synergy
Bladebrand
31% of 723 decks +31% synergy
Generous Gift
30% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
29% of 719 decks +18% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
28% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Despark
27% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Path to Exile
27% of 723 decks -20% synergy
Dire Tactics
20% of 723 decks +19% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
18% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Mortify
17% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Chaos Warp
12% of 723 decks -19% synergy
Virulent Swipe
11% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Dawn's Truce
11% of 436 decks +4% synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
11% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Terminate
11% of 723 decks -9% synergy
Rakdos Charm
11% of 723 decks -4% synergy
Wear // Tear
9% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Touch of Moonglove
8% of 723 decks +8% synergy
Deflecting Palm
8% of 723 decks +3% synergy
Alesha's Legacy
8% of 195 decks +7% synergy
Deadly Rollick
7% of 723 decks -5% synergy
Utter End
7% of 723 decks +1% synergy
Bedevil
6% of 723 decks -7% synergy
Toxin Analysis
6% of 580 decks +5% synergy
Tragic Slip
5% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
54% of 723 decks +35% synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
44% of 723 decks +42% synergy
Read the Bones
38% of 723 decks +32% synergy
Painful Truths
34% of 723 decks +32% synergy
Call of the Death-Dweller
32% of 723 decks +31% synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
30% of 723 decks +27% synergy
Unfinished Business
24% of 712 decks +23% synergy
Night's Whisper
20% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Vandalblast
18% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Sign in Blood
16% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Blasphemous Act
16% of 723 decks -17% synergy
Drown in Ichor
15% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Damn
13% of 723 decks -3% synergy
Vindicate
11% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
10% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Single Combat
9% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Farewell
8% of 723 decks -4% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8% of 723 decks +1% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Austere Command
7% of 723 decks -6% synergy
Toxic Deluge
5% of 723 decks -13% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Magewright's Stone
51% of 723 decks +51% synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
44% of 723 decks +42% synergy
Shadowspear
42% of 723 decks +38% synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
39% of 657 decks +39% synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
37% of 723 decks +36% synergy
Battlemage's Bracers
22% of 723 decks +21% synergy
Lightning Greaves
22% of 723 decks -4% synergy
Glaring Spotlight
21% of 723 decks +21% synergy
Mithril Coat
19% of 723 decks +14% synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11% of 458 decks +9% synergy
Puppet Strings
11% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Hidden Blade
9% of 553 decks +9% synergy
Robe of Stars
9% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8% of 723 decks -0% synergy
Sword of the Animist
8% of 723 decks +3% synergy
Darksteel Plate
7% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Scythe of the Wretched
7% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Reaper's Talisman
5% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
5% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Umbral Mantle
5% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Aspect of Gorgon
46% of 723 decks +46% synergy
Fighter Class
46% of 723 decks +42% synergy
Revel in Riches
34% of 723 decks +31% synergy
All-Out Assault
32% of 200 decks +26% synergy
Retreat to Hagra
30% of 723 decks +28% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28% of 723 decks +12% synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
28% of 378 decks +25% synergy
Death Pits of Rath
23% of 723 decks +23% synergy
Forge Anew
20% of 723 decks +17% synergy
Black Market
20% of 723 decks +16% synergy
At Knifepoint
18% of 522 decks +17% synergy
Sigarda's Aid
17% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Black Market Connections
11% of 723 decks -0% synergy
Grave Betrayal
11% of 723 decks +10% synergy
Eternal Thirst
11% of 723 decks +10% synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
10% of 723 decks +10% synergy
Gift of Immortality
8% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Reconnaissance
8% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Nowhere to Run
7% of 453 decks +6% synergy
Ghostly Prison
7% of 723 decks -5% synergy
Life Insurance
7% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7% of 723 decks +3% synergy
Land Tax
7% of 723 decks +0% synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
5% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Phyresis
5% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Geist Hunter
12% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
10% of 723 decks +8% synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
66% of 723 decks +54% synergy
Rogue's Passage
57% of 723 decks +37% synergy
Bojuka Bog
42% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
40% of 723 decks +39% synergy
Detection Tower
37% of 723 decks +36% synergy
Karn's Bastion
22% of 723 decks +18% synergy
Axgard Armory
21% of 723 decks +18% synergy
Reliquary Tower
14% of 723 decks -16% synergy
Buried Ruin
14% of 723 decks +9% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
8% of 723 decks +3% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 723 decks -2% synergy
Urza's Saga
7% of 723 decks -0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89% of 723 decks +16% synergy
Sol Ring
88% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Patriar's Seal
65% of 723 decks +63% synergy
Orzhov Signet
51% of 723 decks +25% synergy
Rakdos Signet
47% of 723 decks +20% synergy
Boros Signet
43% of 723 decks +22% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
28% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Talisman of Conviction
25% of 723 decks +0% synergy
Bounty Board
23% of 514 decks +23% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22% of 723 decks -6% synergy
Commander's Sphere
19% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 723 decks -2% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12% of 723 decks +3% synergy
Bandit's Haul
10% of 520 decks +10% synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
10% of 263 decks +10% synergy
Mardu Banner
6% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Savai Crystal
5% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Mind Stone
5% of 723 decks -11% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 723 decks +20% synergy
Nomad Outpost
74% of 723 decks +45% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67% of 6 decks +26% synergy
Watery Grave
60% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Exotic Orchard
58% of 723 decks +22% synergy
Isolated Chapel
58% of 723 decks +26% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56% of 723 decks +22% synergy
Savai Triome
53% of 723 decks +27% synergy
Clifftop Retreat
51% of 723 decks +19% synergy
Godless Shrine
46% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Blood Crypt
43% of 723 decks +5% synergy
Vault of Champions
43% of 723 decks +17% synergy
Sacred Foundry
42% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Caves of Koilos
41% of 723 decks +12% synergy
Spectator Seating
39% of 723 decks +15% synergy
Evolving Wilds
38% of 723 decks +17% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
38% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Battlefield Forge
37% of 723 decks +10% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
36% of 723 decks +34% synergy
Luxury Suite
32% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Marsh Flats
24% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Arid Mesa
23% of 723 decks +13% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Shattered Landscape
22% of 473 decks +13% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22% of 723 decks +11% synergy
Temple of Silence
22% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22% of 723 decks +7% synergy
Sundown Pass
22% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
21% of 723 decks +6% synergy
Haunted Ridge
21% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Triumph
21% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20% of 723 decks -2% synergy
Path of Ancestry
20% of 723 decks -2% synergy
Boros Garrison
18% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
17% of 723 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Malice
17% of 723 decks +3% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 723 decks -3% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
11% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Needleverge Pathway
11% of 723 decks +2% synergy
Fetid Heath
11% of 723 decks -2% synergy
Blazemire Verge
10% of 386 decks -1% synergy
Tainted Field
10% of 723 decks -4% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
9% of 723 decks -3% synergy
Rugged Prairie
9% of 723 decks -4% synergy
Badlands
8% of 723 decks -5% synergy
Plateau
8% of 723 decks -4% synergy
Scrubland
8% of 723 decks -5% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
7% of 263 decks -1% synergy
Fabled Passage
7% of 723 decks -2% synergy
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