Combos with Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core

15 known combos in Commander — View Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core

Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core and up to one other land by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}.
  2. Cast Frantic Search by paying {2}{U}.
  3. Kitsa's prowess ability triggers, giving it +1/+1 until end of turn.
  4. Holding priority, activate Kitsa's second ability by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Frantic Search.
  5. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap Minamo, The Core and up to one other land.
  6. Activate The Core and up to one other land by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}.
  7. Activate Minamo's second ability by paying {U} and tapping it, untapping Kitsa.
  8. Repeat from step 4.
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The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment
Deserted Temple Deserted Temple
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
Results: Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite colored mana · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least two mana of any color.
  2. Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting itself.
  3. Locus of Enlightenment triggers, copying Deserted Temple's ability, targeting The Core.
  4. Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping it and The Core.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite landfall triggers · Phase out any number of creatures any number of times
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least five mana of any color.
  2. Activate Talon Gates of Madara's first ability by tapping it, adding {C}.
  3. Activate Oboro Breezecaller by paying {2} and returning Talon Gates of Madara from the battlefield to your hand, untapping The Core.
  4. Activate Talon Gates of Madara's third ability by paying {4}, putting it from your hand onto the battlefield.
  5. When Talon Gates of Madara enters the battlefield, it triggers, phasing out up to one target creature.
  6. Repeat.
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Derevi, Empyrial Tactician Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Emiel the Blessed Emiel the Blessed
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite blinking · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least three mana of any color.
  2. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Derevi.
  3. When Derevi enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping The Core.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite blinking · Infinite colored mana · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G} or {U}{U}{U}.
  2. If desired, activate another mana producing land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  3. Activate Lilysplash Mentor by paying {1}{G}{U}, blinking Cloud of Faeries.
  4. When Cloud of Faeries enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping The Core and up to one other mana-producing land.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite colored mana · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {W}{W}{W}{W}{W}.
  2. Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1} and tapping it, untapping The Core.
  3. Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Candelabra of Tawnos from the battlefield to your hand.
  4. Cast Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1}.
  5. Repeat.
Gretchen Titchwillow Gretchen Titchwillow
Mind Over Matter Mind Over Matter
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite untap of permanents you control · Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G} or {U}{U}{U}{U}.
  2. Activate Gretchen by tapping {2}{G}{U}, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping The Core.
  4. Repeat.
Mind Over Matter Mind Over Matter
Whispers of the Muse Whispers of the Muse
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
Results: Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite looting · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite untap of permanents you control · Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least six {U}.
  2. Cast Whispers of the Muse with buyback by paying {5}{U}, causing you to draw a card and return Whispers of the Muse to your hand.
  3. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping The Core.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite landfall triggers
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G} or {U}{U}{U}{U}{U}.
  2. Activate a land that enters untapped by tapping it, adding at least {G/U}.
  3. Activate Oboro Breezecaller by paying {2} and returning the land that taps for {G/U} from the battlefield to your hand, untapping The Core.
  4. Activate Gretchen by paying {2}{G}{U}, causing you to draw a card and put the land from step 3 onto the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of nontoken artifacts you control · Infinite mana nontoken artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {3}.
  2. Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {2} and tapping it, untapping The Core and Candelabra of Tawnos as it is a land due to Toph.
  3. Repeat.
Results: Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite colored mana · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {U}{U}{U}{U}.
  2. Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1} and tapping it, untapping The Core.
  3. Activate Drafna by paying {1}{U}, returning Candelabra of Tawnos from the battlefield to your hand.
  4. Cast Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1}.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}.
  2. Activate Ley Weaver by tapping it, untapping Wirewood Lodge and The Core.
  3. Activate Wirewood Lodge's second ability by paying {G} and tapping it, untapping Ley Weaver.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G}.
  2. Cast Wurmcalling with buyback by paying {3}{G}{G}, creating a creature token and returning Wurmcalling to your hand.
  3. Activate Earthcraft by tapping the creature token, untapping The Core.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite tapped creature tokens · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G}.
  2. Cast Sprout Swarm with buyback by paying {4}{G}, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token and returning Sprout Swarm to your hand.
  3. Activate Earthcraft by tapping the Saproling, untapping The Core.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}.
  2. Activate Ley Weaver by tapping it, untapping Wirewood Lodge and The Core.
  3. Activate Wirewood Lodge's second ability by paying {G} and tapping it, untapping Ley Weaver.
  4. Repeat.
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