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Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior MV 5

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What it does

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.

Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Combos with Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.

  • Elemental Mastery Infinite
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature tokens with haste
    • Infinite creature ETB
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Metallic Mimic Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Melira, Sylvok Outcast Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Presence of Gond Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Luminous Broodmoth Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Thran Vigil Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Moritte of the Frost Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.

Rulings

3 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.

  • 2011-09-22

    If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Grimgrin's last ability resolves, the entire ability doesn't resolve and none of its effects will occur. You won't put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

  • 2011-09-22

    If the defending player controls no creatures when Grimgrin attacks, the last ability will be removed from the stack and have no effect.

  • 2013-07-01

    If Grimgrin's last ability resolves, but the targeted creature isn't destroyed (perhaps because it regenerated or has indestructible), you'll still put a +1/+1 on Grimgrin.

Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.

As a commander

Decks built with Grimgrin, Corpse-Born in the command zone.

Decks led 1
Games played 1
Wins 0
Win rate — Fewer than 5 completed games, which is not enough to publish a rate yet.

In the 99

Every deck whose current list includes Grimgrin, Corpse-Born, whatever its commander.

Decks running it 1
Games played 0
Win rate — Fewer than 5 completed games, which is not enough to publish a rate yet.
Confirmed on board 0 Games where a board photo caught it actually in play.

Most played under

Commander Decks Games Win rate
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver 1 0 —

Colors it shows up in

  • Dimir 1 deck

Every version of Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

8 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.

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