Combos with Resourceful Defense

15 known combos in Commander — View Resourceful Defense

Magistrate's Scepter Magistrate's Scepter Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
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  1. Activate the Spacecraft or Planet's station ability by tapping another creature with power 3 or greater, putting at least three charge counters on the Spacecraft or Planet.
  2. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, moving at least three charge counters from the Spacecraft or Planet to Magistrate's Scepter.
  3. Activate Magistrate's Scepter's second ability by tapping it and removing three charge counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  4. Repeat each turn.
5,439 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought Darksteel Reactor Darksteel Reactor Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense
Results: Win the game
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  1. Declare a creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, dealing 100 damage to itself.
  2. Dawnsire dies as a state-based action, triggering Resourceful Defense, putting at least twenty charge counters on Darksteel Reactor.
  3. Darksteel Reactor triggers, causing you to win the game.
4,076 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler Branching Evolution Branching Evolution
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
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Eternity Vessel Eternity Vessel Darksteel Reactor Darksteel Reactor Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense
Results: Win the game
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, moving all charge counters from Eternity Vessel to Darksteel Reactor.
  2. Darksteel Reactor's second ability triggers, causing you to win the game.
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Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler Innkeeper's Talent Innkeeper's Talent
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
578 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler Doubling Season Doubling Season
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
496 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
  2. When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
  3. Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
452 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler Corpsejack Menace Corpsejack Menace
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
416 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Viscera Seer Viscera Seer
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite scry 1
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  1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
  2. When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
  3. Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Repeat.
398 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
393 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler Loading Zone Loading Zone
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
372 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Crystalline Crawler Crystalline Crawler The Earth Crystal The Earth Crystal
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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  1. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  2. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding {4}{W}.
  3. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control.
  4. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding {8}{W}{W}.
  6. Repeat from step 3 any number of times.
  7. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times.
370 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense
Bartolomé del Presidio Bartolomé del Presidio
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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  1. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
  2. When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
  3. Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
  6. Repeat.
278 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
  2. When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
  3. Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
207 decks Colorless View on Commander Spellbook →
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Athreos, Shroud-Veiled Resourceful Defense Resourceful Defense Yahenni, Undying Partisan Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Activate Yahenni by sacrificing the creature with a coin counter on it.
  2. When the creature dies, Resourceful Defense and Athreos trigger.
  3. Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, putting a coin counter on another nontoken creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Athreos trigger, returning the creature that died in step 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Yahenni ability.
  6. Repeat.
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