Combos with Branching Evolution
15 known combos in Commander — View Branching Evolution
Results:
Infinite damage
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, targeting itself, but putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
- Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite damage
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Show steps
- Cast Gatta and Luzzu by paying {2}{W}.
- When Gatta and Luzzu enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Walking Ballista.
- 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.
- Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- Repeat from step 3.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Simic Ascendancy by paying {1}{G}{U}, putting four +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
- Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting four growth counters on it.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {1}{G}{U}.
- Repeat.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
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
Show steps
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Marath.
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
- 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.
- Repeat.
- 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.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- 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.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
- 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.
- Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
- Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C}.
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
- Repeat.
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
Show steps
- 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.
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting four +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite damage
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, targeting itself, but putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Vigor.
- Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter on it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on Marath.
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creature token.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Elemental, adding {C}{C}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite damage
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to itself.
- Rite of Passage triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on Walking Ballista.
- Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
- Move to the next turn, removing all damage marked on Walking Ballista.
- Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- Repeat step 5 as desired.
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
Show steps
- 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.
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting four +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
- Repeat.
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
Show steps
- 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.
- Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from Cryptic Trilobite, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
- Activate Ghave's second ability by paying {1} and sacrificing the Saproling token, putting four +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Simic Ascendancy by paying {1}{G}{U}, putting four +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
- Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting four growth counters on it.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {1}{G}{U}.
- Repeat.
- At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
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
Show steps
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Elemental creture token.
- The Elemental enters the battlefield, triggering Mana Echoes, adding {C} for each Elemental you control.
- Activate Marath by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
- Repeat.
- 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).
Results:
Infinite damage
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
- Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to itself.
- Rite of Passage triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on Triskelion.
- Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
- Move to the next turn, removing all damage marked on Triskelion.
- Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- Repeat step 5 as desired.
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