Enduring Renewal + Crimson Kobolds + Skullclamp + Auriok Steelshaper

4-card combo · RW

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card engine draws the entire deck at zero net mana cost once assembled.

Cards required
4
Cheapest stack total
$10.70
Color identity
RW
Popularity
30 decks
Format
Commander
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Auriok Steelshaper reduces Skullclamp's equip cost to 0, which lets Crimson Kobolds enter, get clamped, die to state-based actions, return via Enduring Renewal, and repeat the loop for free. Every iteration draws two cards and triggers anything watching for ETBs, deaths, or storm count. Red-white storm and Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle shells are the natural homes — the color identity is narrow but the engine is airtight.

Recipe

How it works

01

Prerequisites

02

Steps

  1. Activate Skullclamp's equip ability by paying {0}, attaching it to Crimson Kobolds.
  2. Crimson Kobolds dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness, triggering Enduring Renewal and Skullclamp.
  3. Resolve the Enduring Renewal trigger, returning Crimson Kobolds from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Resolve the Skullclamp trigger, causing you to draw two cards.
  5. Cast Crimson Kobolds by paying {0}.
  6. Repeat.

03

Result

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite sacrifice triggers; Near-infinite storm count

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Drop Auriok Steelshaper only if another equip-cost reducer like Sigarda's Aid or Puresteel Paladin is already in the list; without the 0-cost equip, the loop costs 1 per cycle and stops being infinite. Aetherflux Reservoir is the standard closer here — the near-infinite storm count kills the table immediately, and white tutors like Enlightened Tutor or Steelseeker find whichever piece is missing.

Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID auriok-steelshaper-enduring-renewal-skullclamp-4

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Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.