Combos with Branching Evolution

15 known combos in Commander — View Branching Evolution

Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, targeting itself, but putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
  2. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  3. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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  1. Cast Gatta and Luzzu by paying {2}{W}.
  2. When Gatta and Luzzu enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Walking Ballista.
  3. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, targeting itself, but instead putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Gatta and Luzzu and Branching Evolution.
  4. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  5. Repeat from step 3.
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Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy Simic Ascendancy
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Results: Infinite colored mana · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Simic Ascendancy by paying {1}{G}{U}, putting four +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting four growth counters on it.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {1}{G}{U}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Marath.
  2. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  3. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once Cryptic Trilobite has infinite +1/+1 counters, you may remove them for infinite mana, then repeat step 1 to get infinite +1/+1 counters on Marath, which can then be used for Marath's other modes.
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Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense
Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler
Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
822 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting four +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, targeting itself, but putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
  2. Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  3. Repeat.
698 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Marath, Will of the Wild Marath, Will of the Wild
Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Marath.
  2. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creature token.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Elemental, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to itself.
  2. Rite of Passage triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on Walking Ballista.
  3. Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
  4. Move to the next turn, removing all damage marked on Walking Ballista.
  5. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  6. Repeat step 5 as desired.
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Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Winding Constrictor Winding Constrictor
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting four +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
545 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Ghave, Guru of Spores Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite Cryptic Trilobite Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Conclave Mentor Conclave Mentor
Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  2. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  3. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting four +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
  4. Repeat.
486 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler
Simic Ascendancy Simic Ascendancy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal Pir, Imaginative Rascal
Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Results: Infinite colored mana · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Simic Ascendancy by paying {1}{G}{U}, putting four +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting four growth counters on it.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {1}{G}{U}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
450 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Marath, Will of the Wild Marath, Will of the Wild
Mana Echoes Mana Echoes Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creture token.
  2. The Elemental enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes, adding {C} for each Elemental you control.
  3. Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite {C}, you may repeat step 3 to give Marath infinite +1/+1 counters, then use them to deal infinite damage to any target(s).
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to itself.
  2. Rite of Passage triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on Triskelion.
  3. Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
  4. Move to the next turn, removing all damage marked on Triskelion.
  5. Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  6. Repeat step 5 as desired.
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