Combos with Faces of the Past
15 known combos in Commander — View Faces of the Past
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite creature tokens
Show steps
- Activate Marrow-Gnawer by tapping it and sacrificing another Rat.
- When the Rat dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping all Rats.
- Resolve the Marrow-Gnawer ability, creating a 1/1 Rat creature token for each Rat you control.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
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- Sacrifice Carrion Feeder to itself.
- Untap all zombies.
- Tap 5 untapped zombies you control to return Carrion Feeder to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
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- Activate the legendary creature with Splinter Twin attached by tapping it, creating a copy of that creature with haste.
- Put the token copy of the legendary creature into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- The token dies, triggering Faces of the Past, untapping all creatures that shared a creature type with it.
- Repeat.
Results:
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
· Destroy all creatures opponents control
· Lock
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- Activate Amoeboid Changeling's first ability by tapping it, causing any creature an opponent controls to gain all creature types until end of turn.
- Activate Spirit Mirror by paying {0}, destroying the opponent's creature.
- When the creature dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping Amoeboid Changeling.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of all Elves and Warriors
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- Activate Llanowar Elves by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Imperious Perfect by paying {G} and tapping it, creating a 1/1 Elf Warrior creature token.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Elf Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
- The Elf Warrior dies, triggering Faces of the Past, untapping all Elves and Warriors.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of all Elves and Warriors
Show steps
- Activate Elvish Mystic by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Imperious Perfect by paying {G} and tapping it, creating a 1/1 Elf Warrior creature token.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Elf Warrior, adding {C}{C}.
- The Elf Warrior dies, triggering Faces of the Past, untapping all Elves and Warriors.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of all Elves and Warriors
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- Activate Llanowar Elves by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Imperious Perfect by paying {G} and tapping it, creating a 1/1 Elf Warrior creature token.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Elf Warrior, adding one mana of any color.
- The Elf Warrior dies, triggering Faces of the Past, untapping all Elves and Warriors.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite untap of all Elves and Warriors
Show steps
- Activate Elvish Mystic by tapping it, adding {G}.
- Activate Imperious Perfect by paying {G} and tapping it, creating a 1/1 Elf Warrior creature token.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Elf Warrior, adding one mana of any color.
- The Elf Warrior dies, triggering Faces of the Past, untapping all Elves and Warriors.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite card draw
· Infinite draw triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on Merfolk you control
· Infinite untap of all Merfolk
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- Activate Kumena's first ability by tapping another nontoken Merfolk you control.
- Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- Resolve the Kumena ability.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Merfolk token.
- When the Merfolk dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping all Merfolk.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite mill
· Infinite self-mill
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite card draw
· Infinite draw triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on Merfolk you control
· Infinite untap of all Merfolk
Show steps
- Activate Kumena's first ability by tapping another nontoken Merfolk you control.
- Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- Resolve the Kumena ability.
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the Merfolk token.
- When the Merfolk dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping all Merfolk.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite untap of Hydras and Wurms
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- Activate Zaxara by tapping it, adding {G}{G}.
- Cast Wurmcalling with buyback by paying {2}{G}{G}.
- Zaxara triggers, creating two 0/0 Hydra creature tokens.
- The Hydras enter the battlefield and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
- Faces of the Past trigger twice.
- Resolve the first trigger, untapping all Hydras.
- Activate Zaxara by tapping it, adding {G}{G}.
- Resolve the second Faces of the Past trigger, untapping all Hydras.
- Resolve Wurmcalling, creating a 0/0 Wurm creature token and returning Wurmcalling to your hand.
- The Wurm enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
- When the Wurm dies, Faces of the Past triggers, either tapping or untapping all Wurms.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite death triggers
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite untap of Hydras and Wurms
Show steps
- Activate Zaxara by tapping it, adding {G}{G}.
- Cast Wurmcalling with buyback by paying {2}{G}{G}.
- Zaxara triggers, creating two 0/0 Hydra creature tokens.
- The Hydras enter the battlefield and die as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
- Faces of the Past trigger twice.
- Resolve the first trigger, untapping all Hydras.
- Activate Zaxara by tapping it, adding {G}{G}.
- Resolve the second Faces of the Past trigger, untapping all Hydras.
- Resolve Wurmcalling, creating a 0/0 Wurm creature token and returning Wurmcalling to your hand.
- The Wurm enters the battlefield and dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
- When the Wurm dies, Faces of the Past triggers, either tapping or untapping all Wurms.
- Repeat.
Results:
Destroy all creatures opponents control
· Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
· Lock
Show steps
- Activate Avatar of Woe by tapping it, destroying target creature.
- When the creature dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping all creatures you control.
- Repeat as desired.
- You may repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Results:
Destroy all creatures opponents control
· Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control
· Lock
Show steps
- Activate Amoeboid Changeling's first ability by tapping it, giving Avatar of Woe all creature types until end of turn.
- Activate Avatar of Woe by tapping it, destroying target creature.
- When the creature dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping Avatar of Woe, Amoeboid Changeling and any other creatures that shared a creature type with it.
- Repeat from step 2 as desired.
- You may repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
- You may also target another creature using Amoeboid Changeling after the first activation each turn to untap them when Faces of the Past's ability resolves.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite damage
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite card draw
· Infinite draw triggers
· Infinite +1/+1 counters on Merfolk you control
· Infinite untap of all Merfolk
Show steps
- Activate Kumena's first ability by tapping another nontoken Merfolk you control.
- Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
- When the Merfolk enters, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
- Resolve the Kumena ability.
- Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing the Merfolk token.
- When the Merfolk dies, Faces of the Past triggers, untapping all Merfolk.
- Resolve the Blasting Station ability.
- Repeat.
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