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I thought it would be nice if we had a reference for infinite combos used modern.
I've put together this list along with a script for creating this page. So please feel free to add your infinite combos below and I'll start adding them here. If you can try to add their result and perhaps a primer if there is a deck using the combo.
To be clear, we want combos that can go on indefinitely. So nothing like March of the Machines + Mycosynth Lattice. Those are two static abilities, while making an interesting combo, they are not infinite. A combo like Harrow + Uyo, Silent Prophet is fine. Sure you'll run out of lands in your deck, but no matter how many basics are in there the combo could be infinitely repeated.
Add combos below and happy brewing.
Please point out any errors you catch. I tried to make sure my data entry was correct, but more eyes can usually spot more mistakes.
I do have some enhancements for this list, but haven't created yet.
Perhaps add a list of the mandatory loops.
Add a listing for cards that abuse various infinite states. For example Altar of the Brood changes ETB Creatures into Mill.
I'm sure it's possible. Solemnity opens up a lot of things, and things with Time Counters get a huge buff. Like Thing in the Ice. Yes I would love a 7/8 that returns every creature to everyone's hand for U1. I know suspend doesn't work, but how about Vanishing? I can see Reality Acid coming into play then just wiping everything on board.
Unfortunately, Reality Acid won't do anything with Solemnity out. It won't have a last time counter to remove. You could pair it with Chronozoa to have blockers for days. It won't leave the battlefield immediately and when it does it will always be without time counters.
I've update the list with the Devoted Druid combo, Skill Borrower, and Rhonas's Monument combos. I added some primers that have been created and also a new category: Cast for Creatures. This is all the combos that cause infinite casting of creatures (Really just the intersection of Storm and ETB for Creatures).
With the new category I did not add combos with any of the secondary effects of the Monuments. Instead those can be used as win-cons for any of the combos in the Cast for Creatures section.
If you are in red, you probably like passive one sided damage... So lets see how many things it hits. I'm just going to go through all the decks and name cards main deck:
Thats hitting 141 cases of cards over 30 decks. An average of 4.7 different cards per deck.
And thats not saying how many cards that is. If it hits 5 cards, and of those 5 its, 3 different fetch lands, ooze and raging ravine... Thats 15 cards. To be clear, thats 1/4th of their deck that its hitting.
There is a TON of passive power on this guy. He just sits there, not damaging you, easily splashable, at 2 mana, just burning them if they dont get rid of him... Often having to fetch TO kill him. There isnt a SINGLE deck in the meta he doesnt at least hit one card name on, and the math shows... hes often hitting 4-5 (12-15 cards) on average.
This guy is insane.
Thank you for the awesome work compiling this list. Harsh Mentor will certainly do work in Modern. But it is good to remember He doesn't hit mana abilities (e.g. Heritage Druid, Lotus Bloom) which are on the list.
I've spent some time testing and editing this version of the pillowfort. I ran into trouble plenty of games where I get the lock and then before my win-cons can seal the deal the opponent draws their Back to Nature or Fracturing Gust.
This led me to move the pillow fort into a hard lock with Stony Silence and Mycosynth Lattice. With these two cards the game essentially blue screens. All of the lands in play are artifacts, but they cannot be tapped due to stony silence. If the board is clear of creatures, the opponent has to pay to attack, or the only creatures available do no damage then the winner is the person with the largest library. This is almost always this deck, since it doesn't fetch for lands, have any card draw, and runs 61 cards.
The results are mixed going 4-1 but sometimes 1-4 in competitive league play. Basically, it can't beat Ad Nauseam game one and struggles vs Tron even with Stony Silence main. Does great vs the usual suspects like Burn, Zoo, and now Affinity with Stony Silence.
Those combos have been added.
Those combos have been added to the list!
I haven't added any from Dominaria yet. So feel free to post any you find and I'll get to it.
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I thought it would be nice if we had a reference for infinite combos used modern.
I've put together this list along with a script for creating this page. So please feel free to add your infinite combos below and I'll start adding them here. If you can try to add their result and perhaps a primer if there is a deck using the combo.
To be clear, we want combos that can go on indefinitely. So nothing like March of the Machines + Mycosynth Lattice. Those are two static abilities, while making an interesting combo, they are not infinite. A combo like Harrow + Uyo, Silent Prophet is fine. Sure you'll run out of lands in your deck, but no matter how many basics are in there the combo could be infinitely repeated.
Add combos below and happy brewing.
Please point out any errors you catch. I tried to make sure my data entry was correct, but more eyes can usually spot more mistakes.
I do have some enhancements for this list, but haven't created yet.
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Thank you for the find.
I'll start working on editing the code to be in two posts and create a new topic once it is complete.
With the new category I did not add combos with any of the secondary effects of the Monuments. Instead those can be used as win-cons for any of the combos in the Cast for Creatures section.
Seeing how many Nettle Sentinel + Elvish Visionary + Heritage Druid combos I want to add an additional one now with Rhonas's Monument + Elvish Visionary + Heritage Druid + one drop.
I also added combos with Lifecrafter's Bestiary + Elf with CMC 1 anywhere there was a combo with Elvish Visionary.
4 Porphyry Nodes
3 Greater Auramancy
4 Stony Silence
2 Suppression Field
4 Runed Halo
4 Ghostly Prison
1 Heliod, God of the Sun
4 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Wrath of God
Artifacts
4 Mycosynth Lattice
Lands
4 Ghost Quarter
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
16 Plains
4 Nevermore
1 Story Circle
2 Starfield of Nyx
1 Surgical Extraction
2 Simian Spirit Guide
2 Wheel of Sun and Moon
3 Pithing Needle
I've spent some time testing and editing this version of the pillowfort. I ran into trouble plenty of games where I get the lock and then before my win-cons can seal the deal the opponent draws their Back to Nature or Fracturing Gust.
This led me to move the pillow fort into a hard lock with Stony Silence and Mycosynth Lattice. With these two cards the game essentially blue screens. All of the lands in play are artifacts, but they cannot be tapped due to stony silence. If the board is clear of creatures, the opponent has to pay to attack, or the only creatures available do no damage then the winner is the person with the largest library. This is almost always this deck, since it doesn't fetch for lands, have any card draw, and runs 61 cards.
The results are mixed going 4-1 but sometimes 1-4 in competitive league play. Basically, it can't beat Ad Nauseam game one and struggles vs Tron even with Stony Silence main. Does great vs the usual suspects like Burn, Zoo, and now Affinity with Stony Silence.
Any thoughts on what should be changed?