Smothering Abomination
Creature — Eldrazi · 
Smothering Abomination is part of 68 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with The Locust God and Olivia, Mobilized for War.
Smothering Abomination
Creature — Eldrazi
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.
Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card.
- Mana value
- 4
- Power/Toughness
- 4/3
- Keywords
- Flying, Devoid
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Smothering Abomination across all of its 68 combos.
Roles in combos
Smothering Abomination can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Smothering Abomination provides to the combos it is part of.
- Effect with "Whenever a creature you control dies, draw a card"
Combos with Smothering Abomination
68 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Nadir Kraken
Smothering Abomination
Ashnod's Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Nadir Kraken
Smothering Abomination
Phyrexian Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Goblin Bombardment
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Ashnod's Altar
Smothering Abomination
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Viscera Seer
Smothering Abomination
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Phyrexian Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Carrion Feeder
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Woe Strider
Smothering Abomination
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Spawning Pit
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Olivia, Mobilized for War
Viscera Seer
Smothering Abomination
+ Persist Creature
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Olivia, Mobilized for War
Smothering Abomination
Carrion Feeder
+ Persist Creature
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Olivia, Mobilized for War
Ashnod's Altar
Smothering Abomination
+ Persist Creature
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Blasting Station
Smothering Abomination
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Altar of Dementia
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Umbral Collar Zealot
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Olivia, Mobilized for War
Smothering Abomination
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
+ Persist Creature
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Olivia, Mobilized for War
Goblin Bombardment
Smothering Abomination
+ Persist Creature
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite damage
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
The Locust God
Smothering Abomination
Thermopod
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Olivia, Mobilized for War
Phyrexian Altar
Smothering Abomination
+ Persist Creature
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite colored mana
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
