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Persistent Specimen

Persistent Specimen Combos

Discover 40 Persistent Specimen combos, and learn how to pull them off.

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  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Blasting Station
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite damage
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  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Blasting Station
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite damage
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Blasting Station
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite damage
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Woe Strider
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite scry 1
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Woe Strider
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite scry 1
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Woe Strider
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite scry 1
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Carrion Feeder
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Carrion Feeder
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Bloodflow Connoisseur
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Bloodflow Connoisseur
Magic color symbol for W Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Bartolomé del Presidio
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Bartolomé del Presidio
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
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  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Altar of Dementia
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite mill
  • Infinite self-mill
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  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite Blood tokens
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  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Umbral Collar Zealot
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite surveil 1
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Phantom Train
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Goblin Bombardment
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite damage
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Carrion Feeder
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Carrion Feeder
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Carrion Feeder
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Carrion Feeder
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Bloodflow Connoisseur
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Bloodflow Connoisseur
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Bloodflow Connoisseur
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Bloodflow Connoisseur
Magic color symbol for R Magic color symbol for W Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Bartolomé del Presidio
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Bartolomé del Presidio
Magic color symbol for W Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Bartolomé del Presidio
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on Bartolomé del Presidio
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
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  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Altar of Dementia
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite mill
  • Infinite self-mill
Magic color symbol for R Magic color symbol for W Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite Blood tokens
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Umbral Collar Zealot
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite surveil 1
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Phantom Train
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Goblin Bombardment
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite damage
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Altar of Dementia
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite mill
  • Infinite self-mill
Magic color symbol for W Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite Blood tokens
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Umbral Collar Zealot
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite surveil 1
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Phantom Train
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Goblin Bombardment
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite damage
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Viscera Seer
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Sifter of Skulls
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite scry 1
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Viscera Seer
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Skittering Precursor
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite scry 1
Magic color symbol for B
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • Viscera Seer
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Pawn of Ulamog
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite scry 1
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R Magic color symbol for G
  • Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
  • Crystalline Crawler
  • Umbral Collar Zealot
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite colored mana
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters
  • Infinite surveil 1
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R Magic color symbol for G Magic color symbol for W
  • Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
  • Crystalline Crawler
  • Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite colored mana
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite self-discard triggers
  • Infinite draw triggers
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters
  • Infinite rummaging
  • Infinite Blood tokens
Magic color symbol for B Magic color symbol for R Magic color symbol for G
  • Bhaal, Lord of Murder
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Cryptic Trilobite
  • Phyrexian Altar
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  • Bhaal, Lord of Murder
  • Persistent Specimen
  • Crystalline Crawler
  • Ashnod's Altar
  • Infinite death triggers
  • Infinite ETB
  • Infinite LTB
  • Infinite sacrifice triggers

Sets containing Persistent Specimen

Persistent Specimen appears in 3 different sets:

Innistrad: Crimson Vow icon Innistrad: Crimson Vow

Combos by Cards

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Combos by Color

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White
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Blue
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Black
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Red
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Green
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Colorless
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Azorius
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Boros
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Dimir
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Golgari
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Gruul
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Izzet
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Orzhov
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Rakdos
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Selesnya
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Simic
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Abzan
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Bant
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Esper
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Grixis
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Jeskai
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Jund
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Mardu
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Naya
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Sultai
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Temur
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Dune
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Glint
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Ink
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Witch
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Yore
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Rainbow

Combos by Result

Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite death triggers Infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite storm count Infinite colored mana Infinite creature tokens Infinite draw triggers Infinite lifegain triggers Infinite colorless mana Infinite card draw Infinite magecraft triggers Infinite lifegain Infinite damage Infinite landfall triggers Infinite turns Near-infinite ETB Infinite mana creatures you control can produce Infinite self-mill Near-infinite LTB Infinite self-discard triggers Infinite untap of creatures you control Near-infinite death triggers Near-infinite storm count Infinite Treasure tokens Near-infinite sacrifice triggers Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature Infinite +1/+1 counters Infinite lifeloss Infinite combat phases + 1850 more results
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Combos by Set

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