Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Sol Ring + Scrap Trawler + Sarcatog

4-card combo · RWB

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop turns a single Sol Ring cast into infinite death triggers and an infinitely large Sarcatog in any Mardu artifact shell.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$3.65

Color identity

RWB

Popularity

1 decks

Format

Commander

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Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle returns Scrap Trawler from the graveyard every time Sol Ring is cast; Scrap Trawler then ensures Sol Ring comes back each time it's sacrificed to Sarcatog, keeping the loop alive at no additional cost. Every pass through generates infinite sacrifice and death triggers, infinite colorless mana from Sol Ring before it gets eaten, and a Sarcatog large enough to end the game in combat. The combo lives in Breya, Etherium Shaper or Losheel, Clockwork Scholar lists that already run Teshar and a dense artifact package.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Sol Ring by paying .
Teshar triggers, returning Scrap Trawler from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding .
Activate Sarcatog by sacrificing Sol Ring.
When Sol Ring leaves the battlefield, Scrap Trawler triggers, returning any mana value 0 artifact from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Resolve the Sarcatog ability.
Activate Sarcatog by sacrificing Scrap Trawler.
When Scrap Trawler dies, it triggers, returning Sol Ring from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Resolve the Sarcatog ability.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinitely large creature until end of turn

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Junk Diver or Myr Retriever can substitute for Scrap Trawler in the recursion role — any artifact that returns a cheaper artifact on death keeps the Sol Ring cycling. Sarcatog is the least-replaceable piece; it eats the artifacts and becomes the win condition simultaneously, so if it's removed before the loop closes, have Disciple of the Vault in the list to convert the death triggers into a damage-based kill instead.

Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Sol Ring + Scrap Trawler + Sarcatog

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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