Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier · 
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher is part of 130 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and Darien, King of Kjeldor.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier
Flying
Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen and you gain 1 life.
Whenever Carmen attacks, return up to one target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Carmen's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Mana value
- 5
- Power/Toughness
- 2/2
- Keywords
- Flying
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher provides to the combos it is part of.
- Gain life on Creature Death (Blood Artist)
Combos with Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
130 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Pitiless Plunderer
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Reassembling Skeleton
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Gravecrawler
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Pawn of Ulamog
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Veinwitch Coven
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Phyrexian Altar
+ One-drop creature with a second body
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Veinwitch Coven
Phyrexian Altar
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
+ Creature castable for 
that survives
that survivesResults in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Warren Soultrader
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
+ Persist Creature
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: R, W, B
Cards in combo:
Edgar Markov
Oathsworn Vampire
Warren Soultrader
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: R, W, B
Cards in combo:
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Breath of Fury
+6 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite combat damage
Infinite combat phases
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite untap of creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Sifter of Skulls
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Zahur, Glory's Past
+ Creature with Undying
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Stridehangar Automaton
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Utopia Mycon
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Pitiless Plunderer
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Bloodsoaked Champion
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Fumulus, the Infestation
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Ogre Slumlord
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Warren Soultrader
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Open the Graves
+ Creature with Undying
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
