The Locust God + Skullclamp + Earthcraft

3-card combo · GUR

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop converts a single 1-toughness creature and a basic land into infinite draw and a lethal board of hasty Insects.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$158.30

Color identity

GUR

Popularity

108 decks

Format

Commander

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Earthcraft taps a 1-toughness creature to untap a basic land; that land pays Skullclamp's equip cost, the equipped creature immediately dies at zero toughness, and The Locust God replaces the two cards drawn with two fresh 1/1 Insects to feed the next iteration. The loop asks nothing exotic from its shell — any Temur or Simic list running The Locust God already wants Skullclamp for value, and Earthcraft is a staple in token and creature-dense decks regardless.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control a creature whose toughness is equal to one. You control a basic land.

Steps

Activate Earthcraft by tapping a creature whose toughness is equal to one, untapping a basic land you control.
Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding .
Activate Skullclamp's equip ability by paying , attaching it to a creature whose toughness is equal to one.
The creature dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
Skullclamp triggers, causing you to draw two cards.
The Locust God triggers twice, creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens with flying and haste.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite creature tokens with haste; Near-infinite death triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite mana basic lands you control can produce

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Ashnod's Altar can replace Earthcraft if the mana dependency is the weak link — sacrifice an Insect for two colorless instead of tapping a land. Earthcraft is the most fragile piece here since it needs the basic land in play and eats enchantment removal; in Temur builds, Cryptolith Rite covers similar ground though it requires summoning sickness to clear. The loop ends the game on its own once haste Insects exist — no separate kill required.

The Locust God + Skullclamp + Earthcraft

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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