Pentavus + Dross Scorpion + Sol Ring

3-card combo · C

Verdict

Yes — this 3-piece colorless loop generates infinite death and ETB triggers off a single Sol Ring untap chain.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$2.33

Color identity

Popularity

512 decks

Format

Commander

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Pentavus spends 1 mana to pop off a Pentavite token, then spends another to sacrifice it back; Dross Scorpion sees the token die and untaps Sol Ring, which refunds the 2 mana spent each cycle. The loop nets zero mana on its own but fires infinite death, ETB, and sacrifice triggers — everything Marionette Master, Disciple of the Vault, or Altar of Dementia needs to close a game.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding .
Activate Pentavus's first ability by paying and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Pentavite creature token.
Activate Pentavus's second ability by paying and sacrificing the Pentavite.
When the Pentavite dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Sol Ring.
Resolve the Pentavus ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Sol Ring can be swapped for any artifact tapping for 2 or more colorless — Basalt Monolith or Thran Dynamo slot directly in. Any colorless artifact-heavy commander — Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Emry, Lurker of the Loch, or Breya, Etherium Shaper — assembles this faster than it looks, but the combo does nothing without a damage or mill outlet in play.

Pentavus + Dross Scorpion + Sol Ring

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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