Containment Construct

Artifact Creature — Construct · two generic mana

the front side of Containment Construct
the back of a classic MtG card

Containment Construct is part of 67 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Ketramose, the New Dawn and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse.

Containment Constructtwo generic mana
Artifact Creature — Construct

Whenever you discard a card, you may exile that card from your graveyard. If you do, you may play that card this turn.

Mana value
2
Power/Toughness
2/1
Color identity
one colorless mana

Frequently combined with

The cards that most often join Containment Construct across all of its 67 combos.

Roles in combos

Containment Construct can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.

Combos with Containment Construct

67 combos legal in Commander.

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite rummaging
Near-infinite lifegain

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Putrid Imp
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Skirge Familiar
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite black mana
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Starving Revenant
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: U

Cards in combo:
Mind Over Matter
Sensei's Divining Top
Containment Construct
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Infinite rummaging
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Skirge Familiar
Starving Revenant
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite black mana
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Queza, Augur of Agonies
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Starving Revenant
Putrid Imp
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Skirge Familiar
Queza, Augur of Agonies
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite black mana
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Queza, Augur of Agonies
Psychic Frog
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Queza, Augur of Agonies
Ghostly Pilferer
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Witch-king of Angmar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Psychic Frog
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: U

Cards in combo:
Dream Halls
Containment Construct
Petals of Insight
Shrieking Drake
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite self-discard triggers
Infinite storm count

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Starving Revenant
Witch-king of Angmar
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Ghostly Pilferer
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: W, B

Cards in combo:
Containment Construct
Skirge Familiar
Enduring Renewal
Phyrexian Altar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-discard triggers
Infinite storm count

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Shabraz, the Skyshark
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite rummaging
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

Color Identity: W, U, B

Cards in combo:
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Containment Construct
Skirge Familiar
Shabraz, the Skyshark
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite black mana
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Infinite rummaging

Color Identity: R, G

Cards in combo:
Containment Construct
Vigor
Hanabi Blast
Crystalline Crawler
Primal Vigor
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite damage
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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