Combos with Bristling Hydra

3 known combos in Commander — View Bristling Hydra

Results: Infinite combat phases · Infinite copies of creatures you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite energy counters · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures you control
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  1. Declare Delina and Lightning Runner as attackers, triggering them each twice.
  2. Resolve a Delina trigger, creating at least one token copy of Bristling Hydra that enters the battlefield tapped and attacking.
  3. When the Bristling Hydra token(s) enter the battlefield, they trigger, causing you to get at least {E}{E}{E}.
  4. Repeat from step 2 for the remaining Delina trigger.
  5. Resolve the Lightning Runner triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}{E} and pay eight {E} to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  6. At the end of your combat phase, each creature token created by Delina triggers, exiling themselves.
  7. Repeat each combat phase.
  8. Once you have infinite {E}, you may target any other creature(s) you control.
Results: Infinite combat phases · Infinite copies of creatures you control · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite energy counters · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures you control
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  1. Declare Delina and Lightning Runner as attackers, triggering Delina twice and Lightning Runner once.
  2. Resolve a Delina trigger, creating at least one token copy of Bristling Hydra that enters the battlefield tapped and attacking.
  3. When the Bristling Hydra token(s) enter the battlefield, they trigger, causing you to get at least {E}{E}{E}.
  4. Repeat from step 2 for the remaining Delina trigger.
  5. Resolve the Lightning Runner trigger, causing you to get {E}{E} and pay eight {E} to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  6. At the end of your combat phase, each creature token created by Delina triggers, exiling themselves.
  7. Repeat each combat phase.
  8. Once you have infinite {E}, you may target any other creature(s) you control.
Results: Infinite combat phases · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Declare Lightning Runner as an attacker, triggering its ability.
  2. Holding priority, activate Circle of Dreams Druid by tapping it, adding at least six {G}.
  3. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Bristling Hydra.
  4. Bristling Hydra enters the battlefield, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  5. Repeat from step 3 one additional time.
  6. Resolve the Lightning Runner ability from step 1, causing you to get {E}{E}, then pay eight {E} to untap all creatures you control, and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  7. Repeat each combat phase.
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