Combos with Leyline of Anticipation
15 known combos in Commander — View Leyline of Anticipation
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite sacrifice triggers
· Infinite death triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite copies of abilities you control on the stack
· Infinite copies of a specific creature
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- Cast any other Eldrazi except Drowner of Truth by paying its mana cost, triggering Ulalek.
- Holding priority, cast Drowner of Truth by paying {4}{C}{G/U}{G/U}.
- Drowner of Truth and Ulalek trigger.
- Resolve the Ulalek trigger, causing you to pay {C}{C} to copy all spells you control and then copy all activated and triggered abilities you control, ensuring to put Drowner of Truth's trigger on top of Ulalek's trigger.
- Resolve the copy of Drowner of Truth's trigger, creating two 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens.
- Activate the Eldrazi Spawns by sacrificing them, adding {C}{C}.
- Resolve the copy of Ulalek's trigger, causing you to pay {C}{C} to copy all spells you control and then copy all activated and triggered abilities you control, ensuring to put Drowner of Truth's trigger on top of Ulalek's trigger.
- Repeat from step 5.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite magecraft triggers
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- Cast Seething Song by paying {2}{R}.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Seething Song.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Seething Song copy, adding {R}{R}{R}{R}{R}.
- Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {U}.
- Cast Rootha by paying {1}{U}{R}.
- Repeat from step 4.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite mana lands you control can produce
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite untap of lands you control
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- Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{R}.
- Cast Turnabout by paying {2}{U}{U}.
- Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Turnabout.
- Resolve the copy of Turnabout, untapping all lands you control.
- Activate all mana-producing lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{R}.
- Cast Rootha by paying {1}{U}{R}.
- Repeat from step 3.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite Treasure tokens
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- Cast Brass's Bounty by paying {6}{R}.
- Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Brass's Bounty.
- Resolve the Brass's Bounty copy, creating at least six Treasure tokens.
- Activate five Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {3}{U}{R}.
- Cast Rootha by paying {1}{U}{R}.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Win the game
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- During the end step before your turn, cast Barren Glory by paying {4}{W}{W}.
- Holding priority, cast Apocalypse by paying {2}{R}{R}{R}, exiling all permanents and causing you to discard your hand.
- Resolve Barren Glory.
- At the beginning of your upkeep, Barren Glory triggers, causing you to win the game.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite red mana
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
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- Cast Jeska's Will by paying {2}{R}.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Jeska's Will.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Jeska's Will copy, adding at least {R}{R}{R}{R}.
- Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {U}.
- Cast Rootha by paying {1}{U}{R}.
- Repeat from step 4.
Results:
Each opponent loses the game
· Exile all cards in hands and graveyards
· Exile all permanents
· Near-infinite lifeloss for all players
· Mass Land Denial
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- Cast an instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost, triggering Ashling.
- Holding priority, cast Worldfire by paying {6}{R}{R}{R}.
- Ashling triggers, causing you to rummage.
- Resolve Worldfire, exiling all permanents, all cards in all hands and graveyards, and setting each player's life total to 1.
- Resolve the Ashling trigger from step 1, dealling 2 damage to each opponent.
- Each opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having less than 0 life.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce
· Infinite storm count
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- Activate all mana-producing nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{R}.
- Cast Dramatic Reversal by paying {1}{U}.
- Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Dramatic Reversal.
- Resolve the Dramatic Reversal copy, untapping all nonland permanents you control.
- Activate all mana-producing nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{R}.
- Cast Rootha by paying {1}{U}{R}.
- Repeat from step 3.
Results:
Near-infinite damage to one opponent
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- Activate Mindslaver by paying {4}, tapping it, and sacrificing it, gaining control of them during their next turn.
- Move to their turn.
- Cast Wheel of Misfortune for {2}{R}, selecting an arbitrarily large number for the opponent you control, and dealing that much damage to the opponent if the oponent chose the largest number.
- If the opponent didn't choose the largest number, Wheel of Misfortune deals that much damage to each opponent who chose the largest number.
Results:
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
· Target opponent loses the game
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- Activate Mindslaver by paying {4}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to gain control of target player during their next turn.
- During the opponent's turn, cast Game of Chaos by paying {R}{R}{R}.
- Resolve Game of Chaos, choosing to continue flipping a coin until the opponent loses the flip and the amount of life wagered is greater than or equal to the opponent's life total.
- The opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.
Results:
Target opponent skips all their future turns
· Lock
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- Activate Mindslaver by paying {4}, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to gain control of target opponent during their next turn.
- During the opponent's turn, cast Lethal Vapors by paying {2}{B}{B}.
- As the opponent, activate Lethal Vapors by paying {0} an arbitrarily large number of times, causing that opponent to skip that many turns.
Results:
Each opponent loses the game
· Exile all cards in hands and graveyards
· Exile all permanents
· Near-infinite lifeloss
· Mass Land Denial
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- Cast Voldaren Epicure by paying {R}.
- When Voldaren Epicure enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- Holding priority, cast Worldfire by paying {6}{R}{R}{R}, exiling all permanents, all cards in all hands and graveyards, and setting each player's life total to one.
- Resolve the Voldran Epicure trigger from step 2, creating a Blood token and dealing one damage to each opponent.
- Each opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Results:
Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
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- Activate Mindslaver by paying {4} and tapping it, causing you to gain control of target opponent during their next turn.
- During the opponent's turn, cast Aether Storm by paying {3}{U}.
- As the opponent, activate Aether Storm by paying 4 life.
- Repeat step 3 until the opponent has 3 or less life remaining.
Results:
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
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- On the end step prior to your turn, cast Strovald by paying {4}{G}{W}{U} and commander tax, if applicable.
- When Storvald enters the battlefield, it triggers, giving Evra base power and toughness 1/1 until end of turn.
- Activate Evra by paying {4}, causing your life total to become one.
- At the beginning of your upkeep, Near-Death Experience triggers, causing you to win the game.
Results:
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
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- On the end step prior to your turn, cast Storvald either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {4}{G}{W}{U} and commander tax, if applicable.
- Storvald enters the battlefield, causing Tree or Redemption's power and toughness to become one until end of turn.
- Activate Tree of Redemption by tapping it, causing your life total to become one.
- At the beginning of your upkeep, Near-Death Experience triggers, causing you to win the game.
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