Virulent Emissary
Creature — Elf Assassin · 
Virulent Emissary is part of 83 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Darien, King of Kjeldor and Havoc Jester.
Virulent Emissary
Creature — Elf Assassin
Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
- Mana value
- 1
- Power/Toughness
- 1/1
- Keywords
- Deathtouch
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Virulent Emissary across all of its 83 combos.
Roles in combos
Virulent Emissary can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
- Creature Castable for One Colored Mana
- Soul Sister (Gain life when a creature enters)
- Creature with MV<=1
- Creature Castable for
- Creature Castable with Two or Less Mana
- Creature with MV = 1
What Virulent Emissary provides to the combos it is part of.
- Gain life on Creature ETB (Soul Sister)
Combos with Virulent Emissary
83 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Kwia Vigorbloom
Emiel the Blessed
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Gravecrawler
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Trudge Garden
Ashnod's Altar
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Cleric Class
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Scurry Oak
Virulent Emissary
Heroic Feast
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Virulent Emissary
Heroic Feast
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Scurry Oak
Virulent Emissary
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Light of Promise
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Herd Baloth
Virulent Emissary
Heroic Feast
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Trudge Garden
Pitiless Plunderer
Phyrexian Altar
Virulent Emissary
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
The Destined White Mage
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Sunbond
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Scurry Oak
The Destined White Mage
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Spider-Man, Peter Parker
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Gravecrawler
The Sibsig Ceremony
Carnival of Souls
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite black mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Herd Baloth
The Destined White Mage
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Invisible Woman, Sue Storm
Tigra, Feline Fury
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Scurry Oak
Virulent Emissary
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
