Combos with Hermetic Study

15 known combos in Commander — View Hermetic Study

Results: Infinite damage · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Tap Malcolm to deal 1 damage to target opponent, creating a treasure from Malcolm's trigger.
  2. Sacrifice the treasure token for {U}.
  3. Activate Freed from the Real to untap Malcolm.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Tap Malcolm to deal 1 damage to target opponent, creating a treasure from Malcolm's trigger.
  2. Sacrifice the treasure token for {U}.
  3. Activate Pemmin's Aura to untap Malcolm.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control · Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any opponent's creature and causing you to gain 1 life.
  2. The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
  3. Repeat.
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Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control · Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
  2. The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
  3. Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
  4. Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control · Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
  2. The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
  3. Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
  4. Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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Results: Infinite combat phases · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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  1. Declare The Incredible Hulk as an attacker.
  2. Holding priority, activate The Incredible Hulk by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to it.
  3. The Incredible Hulk triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, untapping it and giving you an additional combat phase after this one.
  4. Repeat each combat phase.
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Results: Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers
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  1. Activate Famished Paladin by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain one life.
  2. Famished Paladin triggers, untapping it.
  3. Repeat.
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Results: Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control · Destroy any number of creatures opponents control · Lock
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  1. Give Eater of the Dead deathtouch by any method.
  2. Activate Eater of the Dead by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any nontoken creature an opponent controls.
  3. The creature dies due to Eater of the Dead's deathtouch.
  4. Activate Eater of the Dead by paying {0}, exiling the creature card from its owner's graveyard and untapping Eater of the Dead.
  5. Repeat.
  6. You may also repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
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Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite ETB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite untap of creatures you control
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  1. Activate Emmara by tapping it, targeting any player or planeswalker.
  2. Emmara triggers, creating a 1/1 Human Warrior creature token.
  3. When the Human Warrior enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  4. Resolve the Emmara ability from step 1, dealing 1 damage to any player or planeswalker.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control · Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
  2. The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
  3. Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
  4. Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control · Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
  2. The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
  3. Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
  4. Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Results: Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite damage
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  1. Activate Lu Xun by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to an opponent.
  2. Lu Xun triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Lu Xun.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite untap of creatures · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures you control
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  1. Activate Warchanter Skald using the Hermetic Study ability by tapping it, choosing any target.
  2. Warchanter Skald triggers, creating a 2/1 Dwarf Berserker token.
  3. Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Destroy all creatures opponents control · Destroy all creatures opponents control whenever a creature enters the battlefield · Lock
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  1. Activate the creature by tapping it, dealing damage to an opponent's creature.
  2. The opponent's creature dies due to deathtouch, triggering the second ability granted by Thornbite Staff, untapping your creature.
  3. Repeat until all opponents' creatures die.
  4. Repeat each time a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
Results: Near-infinite damage · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting
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  1. Activate Thieving Otter by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to an opponent.
  2. Thieving Otter triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Thieving Otter.
  4. Repeat.
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