Relentless Skaabs 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
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard. Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
How it works : Relentless Skaabs
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You must exile exactly one creature card from your graveyard to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without exiling a creature card, and you cannot exile additional creature cards.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to otherwise remove the creature card you exiled in order to prevent you from casting this spell.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
When Relentless Skaabs returns to the battlefield because of its undying ability, it’s not being cast. You won’t exile a creature card from your graveyard.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Denry Klin, Editor in Chief + Relentless Skaabs + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs, adding
. - 2Relentless Skaabs dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Relentless Skaabs enters the battlefield, triggering Denry Klin, putting a -1/-1 counter on Relentless Skaabs.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Relentless Skaabs
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Evereth by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 2When Relentless Skaabs dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Resolve the Evereth ability
- 4Activate Evereth by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 5When Relentless Skaabs dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Evereth ability
- 7Repeat.
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#3
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Relentless Skaabs + Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 2When Relentless Skaabs dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 4When Relentless Skaabs dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 5Resolve both Hammerhead abilities from step 1 and 3.
- 6Repeat.
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#4
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Ashnod's Altar + Relentless Skaabs
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 2When Relentless Skaabs dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 4When Relentless Skaabs dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 5Repeat.
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#5
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Woe Strider + Relentless Skaabs
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 2When Relentless Skaabs dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 4When Relentless Skaabs dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 5Resolve both Woe Strider abilities from step 1 and 3.
- 6Repeat.
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#6
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Viscera Seer + Relentless Skaabs
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 2When Relentless Skaabs dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 4When Relentless Skaabs dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 5Resolve both Viscera Seer abilities from step 1 and 3.
- 6Repeat.
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#7
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Phyrexian Altar + Relentless Skaabs
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 2When Relentless Skaabs dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 4When Relentless Skaabs dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 5Repeat.
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#8
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Carrion Feeder + Relentless Skaabs
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 2When Relentless Skaabs dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 3Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Relentless Skaabs
- 4When Relentless Skaabs dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- 5Resolve both Carrion Feeder abilities from step 1 and 3.
- 6Repeat.
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Legal formats
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