Combos with Illusionist's Stratagem

15 known combos in Commander — View Illusionist's Stratagem

Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Naru Meha, Master Wizard Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite blinking
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost.
  2. Holding priority, cast Naru Meha by paying its mana cost plus commander tax if applicable
  3. When Naru Meha enters, it triggers, copying Illusionist's Stratagem, with the copy targeting Naru Meha.
  4. Resolve the copy of Illusionist's Stratagem, blinking Naru Meha.
  5. Repeat from step 3.
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Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Dualcaster Mage Dualcaster Mage
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite blinking
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost.
  2. Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Illusionist's Stratagem, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
  4. Resolve the copy of Illusionist's Stratagem, blinking Dualcaster Mage.
  5. Repeat from step 3.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Archaeomancer Archaeomancer
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Archaeomancer and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Archaeomancer trigger.
  4. Resolve the Archaeomancer trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Archaeomancer and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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Preston, the Vanisher Preston, the Vanisher Felidar Guardian Felidar Guardian Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite blinking of permanents · Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce · Exile all nonland permanents opponents control · Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Felidar Guardian.
  2. Felidar Guardian and Preston trigger.
  3. Resolve the Felidar Guardian trigger, blinking another permanent you control.
  4. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Felidar Guardian that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  5. When the Felidar Guardian token enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking the nontoken Felidar Guardian.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
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  1. Cast the extra turn spell from your graveyard by paying its mana cost.
  2. Holding priority, cast Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard by paying its mana cost, blinking Hades and causing it to re-enter the battlefield as Emet-Selch.
  3. When Emet-Selch enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to loot.
  4. Resolve the extra turn spell, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  5. At the beginning of your upkeep during your extra turn, Emet-Selch triggers, transforming itself into Hades.
  6. Repeat.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Mnemonic Wall Mnemonic Wall
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Mnemonic Wall and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Mnemonic Wall trigger.
  4. Resolve the Mnemonic Wall trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Mnemonic Wall and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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Scholar of the Ages Scholar of the Ages
Time Warp Time Warp
Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
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  1. Cast Time Warp by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Time Warp and Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Scholar of the Ages Scholar of the Ages Walk the Aeons Walk the Aeons Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
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  1. Cast Walk the Aeons by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Walk the Aeons and Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Eternal Witness Eternal Witness
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Eternal Witness and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Eternal Witness trigger.
  4. Resolve the Eternal Witness trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Eternal Witness and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Shipwreck Dowser Shipwreck Dowser
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Shipwreck Dowser and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Shipwreck Dowser trigger.
  4. Resolve the Shipwreck Dowser trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Shipwreck Dowser and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Salvager of Secrets Salvager of Secrets
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Salvager of Secrets and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Salvager of Secrets trigger.
  4. Resolve the Salvager of Secrets trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Salvager of Secrets and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Timeless Witness Timeless Witness
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Timeless Witness and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Timeless Witness trigger.
  4. Resolve the Timeless Witness trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Timeless Witness and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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Scholar of the Ages Scholar of the Ages Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
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  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Scholar of the Ages Scholar of the Ages Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem
Results: Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand · Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
Show steps
  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Scholar of the Ages and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Scholar of the Ages trigger.
  4. Resolve the Scholar of the Ages trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Scholar of the Ages and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem Ardent Elementalist Ardent Elementalist
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Ardent Elementalist and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Ardent Elementalist trigger.
  4. Resolve the Ardent Elementalist trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Illusionist's Stratagem.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Ardent Elementalist and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
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