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Ceti EelHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Star Trek Commander· November 13, 2026
Carte Magic Ceti Eel

Ceti Eel is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

When this creature enters, mill two cards, then put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each artifact and/or creature card in your graveyard. (To mill two cards, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.)

How it works : Ceti Eel

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Ceti Eel
+Bartolomé del Presidio
#1

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Ceti Eel + Bartolomé del Presidio

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
+Ceti Eel
#2

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Ceti Eel

Infinite Blood tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Ceti Eel
+Phantom Train
#3

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Ceti Eel + Phantom Train

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Phantom Train ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Viscera Seer
+Ceti Eel
#4

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Viscera Seer + Ceti Eel

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Viscera Seer ability
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Umbral Collar Zealot
+Ceti Eel
#5

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Umbral Collar Zealot + Ceti Eel

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Thermopod
+Ceti Eel
#6

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Thermopod + Ceti Eel

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite red mana
  1. 1Activate Thermopod by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Ceti Eel
+Bloodflow Connoisseur
#7

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Ceti Eel + Bloodflow Connoisseur

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Bloodflow Connoisseur by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Resolve the Bloodflow Connoisseur ability.
  5. 5Repeat.
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
+Phyrexian Altar
+Ceti Eel
#8

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Phyrexian Altar + Ceti Eel

Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Ceti Eel.
  2. 2When Ceti Eel dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  3. 3When Ceti Eel enters, it triggers, causing you to mill two cards and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. 4Repeat.
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