Cathars' Crusade + Cinderhaze Wretch + Nest of Scarabs

WB identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Cinderhaze Wretch does not have summoning sickness.
Cinderhaze Wretch does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Cinderhaze Wretch's first ability by tapping it, causing target player to discard a card.
  2. Activate Cinderhaze Wretch's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token.
  4. The Insect enters the battlefield, triggering Cathars' Crusade, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  5. Resolve the Cinderhaze Wretch ability from step 2, untapping it.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces