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Cathars' Crusade + Aerie Ouphes Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Cathars' Crusade and Aerie Ouphes on the battlefield.
    • An additional creature with flying and indestructible on the battlefield.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Aerie Ouphes' ability by sacrificing itself to deal 4 damage to the creature with flying and indestructible.
    • 2
      Aerie Ouphes's Persist ability triggers, returning Aerie Ouphes from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
    • 3
      Cathars' Crusade triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on all creatures you control.
    • 4
      The -1/-1 counter and +1/+1 counter on Aerie Ouphes are removed as a state-based action.
    • 5
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control

Combo Metadata

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Combo Rank

Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?

1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)

The community has determined this isn't a true 2-card combo.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

The community has determined this isn't an early game combo. However, it was a close vote. Play with caution.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

Combo Voting

Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?

Trivial Prerequisites
39%
Significant Results
61%
Early Game
44%
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