Butcher Ghoul + Corpse Knight + Cryptic Trilobite + Ghave, Guru of Spores

Mana needed: {1}

WBG identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

Butcher Ghoul does not have a +1/+1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing Butcher Ghoul.
  2. Butcher Ghoul's undying ability triggers, returning Butcher Ghoul from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. Butcher Ghoul enters the battlefield triggering Corpse Knight, causing each opponent to lose 1 life.
  4. Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
  5. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  6. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Butcher Ghoul, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  7. The Saproling token enters the battlfield triggering Corpse Knight, causing each opponent to lose 1 life.
  8. Repeat.

What the combo produces