Ranar the Ever-Watchful + Cadaverous Bloom + Skullclamp

3-card combo · GWUB

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop draws the library and generates near-infinite mana as long as cards remain in hand to exile.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$16.04

Color identity

GWUB

Popularity

0 decks

Format

Commander

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Cadaverous Bloom exiles a card to produce two black or green mana, which triggers Ranar the Ever-Watchful to create a 1/1 Spirit token; equipping Skullclamp to that token for one mana kills it immediately and replaces the exiled card with two fresh ones. The loop sustains itself because each Skullclamp trigger refuels the hand faster than Cadaverous Bloom drains it, netting mana and cards each cycle. This slot best in a Ranar blink-and-exile shell or any 4-color goodstuff list that already runs Skullclamp and wants a compact storm engine.

How it works

Prerequisites

You have at least one card in hand.

Steps

Activate Cadaverous Bloom by exiling a card from your hand, adding or .
Ranar triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
Activate Skullclamp's equip ability by paying , attaching it to the Spirit.
The Spirit dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
Skullclamp triggers, causing you to draw two cards.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite black mana; Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite green mana; Near-infinite LTB

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Reconnaissance Mission or Bident of Thassa can close the loop in a token-heavy list if Skullclamp is answered, though neither produces the same mana advantage. The loop generates mana and cards but no direct win condition — pair it with Thassa's Oracle, Aetherflux Reservoir, or an Aristocrats finisher like Zulaport Cutthroat to actually end the game.

Ranar the Ever-Watchful + Cadaverous Bloom + Skullclamp

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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