Combos with Meticulous Excavation
15 known combos in Commander — View Meticulous Excavation
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite storm count
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- Activate Sanctum Weaver by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G} or {W}{W}{W}{W}{W}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Sanctum Weaver from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast Sanctum Weaver by paying its mana cost.
- Repeat.
Results:
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
· You have protection from everything
· Lock
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- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning The One Ring from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast The One Ring by paying {4}.
- The One Ring triggers, giving you protection from everything until your next turn.
- Repeat each turn.
Results:
Infinite storm count
· Infinite mana lands you control can produce
· Infinite white mana
· Infinite untap of lands you control
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- Activate Serra's Sanctum by tapping it, adding at least {W}{W}{W}{W}{W}.
- Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1} and tapping it, untapping Serra's Sanctum.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Candelabra of Tawnos from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast Ugin's Nexus by paying {5}.
- Mendicant Core triggers, copying the Ugin's Nexus spell.
- Resolve both Ugin's Nexus spells.
- The token Ugin's Nexus is put into exile due to the legend rule and its replacement effect, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Ugin's Nexus from the battlefield to your hand.
- Repeat each turn.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite storm count
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- Activate Selvala by paying {G} and tapping it, adding at least {4}{G}{G}{G}{W}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Selvala from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast Selvala by paying its mana cost.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite colorless mana
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite card draw
· Infinite draw triggers
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- Cast Chromatic Orrery by paying at most {2} due to Sami.
- Activate Chromatic Orrery by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}{C}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Chromatic Orrery from the battlefield to your hand.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite colored mana
· Infinite lifegain triggers
· Infinite lifegain
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite card draw
· Infinite draw triggers
· Infinite Treasure tokens
· Infinite Clue tokens
· Infinite Food tokens
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- Cast Farmer Cotton either from your hand or from the command zone by paying at least {3}{G}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
- When Farmer Cotton enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least three 1/1 Halfling creature tokens, three Food tokens, three Clue tokens and three Treasure tokens.
- Activate three Foods and three Clues by tapping them, adding six {G}.
- Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {W}{W}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Farmer Cotton from the battlefield to your hand.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite Treasure tokens
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- Activate Kaya's second loyalty ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, causing you to double any tokens you create this turn.
- Activate Dihada's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, causing you to reveal the top four cards of your library and put them into your graveyard, and create eight Treasure tokens.
- Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {3}{R}{W}{W}{B}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Dihada from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast Dihada by paying {1}{R}{W}{B}.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite colored mana
· Near-infinite Treasure tokens
· Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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- Activate Dihada's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, causing you to reveal the top four cards of your library and put them into your graveyard, and create four Treasure tokens.
- Activate four Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}{W}{B}.
- Crime Novelist triggers four times, putting four +1/+1 counters on it and adding {R}{R}{R}{R}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Dihada from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast Dihada by paying {1}{R}{W}{B}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite storm count
· Infinite mana lands you control can produce
· Infinite untap of lands you control
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- Activate Nykthos by paying {2} and tapping it, adding at least seven {W}.
- Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1} and tapping it, untapping Nykthos.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Candelabra of Tawnos from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite creature tokens
· Infinite power for any creature
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- Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{W}{U}.
- Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U} plus an additional {2} for its offspring cost.
- When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers twice.
- Resolve the first Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
- Holding priority, activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{W}{U}.
- Resolve the second Peregrine Drake trigger, creating a token copy of it that is 1/1.
- When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite storm count
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- Cast Gilded Lotus by paying {0} due to Sami.
- Activate Gilded Lotus by tapping it, adding {W}{W}{W}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Gilded Lotus from the battlefield to your hand.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite mana lands you control can produce
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite untap of lands you control
Show steps
- Activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{W}{U}.
- Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
- Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, triggering its ability twice.
- Resolve the first trigger, untapping up to five lands.
- Activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{W}{U}.
- Resolve the second Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite LTB
· Infinite storm count
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- Activate Soulbright Flamekin twice by paying {2}, giving any two creatures trample until end of turn.
- Activate Soulbright Flamekin by paying {1}, giving any creature trample until end of turn and adding eight {R}.
- Activate Prismite by paying {2}, adding {W}.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {W}, returning Soulbright Flamekin from the battlefield to your hand.
- Cast Soulbright Flamekin by paying {1}{R}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast TImestream Navigator by paying {1}{U}, plus an additional {2} for its offspring cost.
- If you control ten or more permanents and don't have the city's blessing, Timestream Navigator gives you the city's blessing.
- When Timestream Navigator enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of it that is 1/1.
- If you control ten or more permanents and don't have the city's blessing, the Timestream Navigator token gives you the city's blessing.
- Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning the nontoken Timestream Navigator from the battlefield to your hand.
- During your next turn, repeat steps 1 through 5 one additional time.
- Activate the oldest Timestream Navigator token by paying {2}{U}{U}, tapping it and putting it from the battlefield onto the bottom of your library, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Repeat.
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