Gravecrawler + Skirge Familiar + Skullclamp

3-card combo · B

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop draws your library and generates near-infinite death triggers as long as another Zombie is in play.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$10.35

Color identity

Popularity

409 decks

Format

Commander

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Skullclamp equips to Gravecrawler for 1, killing it immediately and drawing two cards; Skirge Familiar converts two of those drawn cards into the black mana needed to recast Gravecrawler from the graveyard. The loop pays for itself every iteration and sits cleanly in any black Zombie commander shell — The Scarab God, Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver, and Acererak the Archlich all supply the required Zombie presence passively.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control another Zombie.

Steps

Activate Skullclamp's equip ability by paying , attaching it to Gravecrawler.
Gravecrawler dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness, triggering Skullclamp, causing you to draw two cards.
Activate Skirge Familiar twice by discarding two cards, adding .
Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite death triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Phyrexian Altar replaces Skirge Familiar as the mana engine if discard outlets are undesirable, sacrificing Gravecrawler directly for the black to recast it. The loop produces no direct win on its own — pair it with Plague Belcher, Diregraf Colossus, or Wayward Servant to convert the death triggers into a kill.

Gravecrawler + Skirge Familiar + Skullclamp

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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