Plague of Vermin
Sorcery · 
Plague of Vermin is part of 23 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Nadier's Nightblade and Ayara, First of Locthwain.
Plague of Vermin
Sorcery
Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of life. Repeat this process until no one pays life. Each player creates a 1/1 black Rat creature token for each 1 life they paid this way.
- Mana value
- 7
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Plague of Vermin across all of its 23 combos.
Roles in combos
Plague of Vermin can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Plague of Vermin
23 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Ayara, First of Locthwain
Plague of Vermin
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Mirkwood Bats
Plague of Vermin
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Each opponent loses the game
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Corpse Knight
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Ashnod's Altar
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Viscera Seer
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite scry 1
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Phyrexian Altar
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite colored mana
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Carrion Feeder
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Ingris Stingerquill
Plague of Vermin
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature tokens with haste
Near-infinite damage
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Woe Strider
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite scry 1
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Goblin Bombardment
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite damage
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Umbral Collar Zealot
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite surveil
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Bartolomé del Presidio
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Spawning Pit
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite charge counters on a permanent
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Altar of Dementia
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite mill
Near-infinite self-mill
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite damage
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite artifact tokens
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite Blood tokens
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Nadier's Nightblade
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Results in combo:
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Plague of Vermin
Bloodthrone Vampire
Nadier's Nightblade
Results in combo:
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens for all players
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Near-infinitely large creature until end of turn
