Cauldron of Souls + Dross Scorpion + Extruder

C identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control another artifact creature with base toughness 2 or greater.
Extruder does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Cauldron of Souls by tapping it, giving Extruder and the other artifact creature with base toughness 2 or greater persist until end of turn.
  2. Activate Extruder by sacrificing it, targeting the other artifact creature.
  3. When Extruder dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  4. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Cauldron of Souls.
  5. Resolve the Extruder trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  6. Resolve the Extruder ability from step 2, putting a +1/+1 on the targeted creature.
  7. Activate Extruder by sacrificing the other artifact creature, targeting Extruder.
  8. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Dross Scorpion triggers.
  9. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping any artifact you control.
  10. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  11. Resolve the Extruder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  12. Repeat.

What the combo produces