Combos with Swarm Intelligence
15 known combos in Commander — View Swarm Intelligence
Results:
Infinite draw triggers
· Infinite looting
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
· Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
· Near-infinite storm count
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- Cast Frantic Search by paying {2}{U}.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Frantic Search.
- Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping three lands you control that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}.
- Activate the three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}.
- Holding priority, cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting Frantic Search.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Narset's Reversal, targeting the original Narset's Reversal.
- Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, creating a copy of the original Narset's Reversal targeting Frantic Search and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand.
- Resolve Narset's Reversal, creating a copy of Frantic Search and returning it to your hand.
- Resolve Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping three lands you control that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}.
- Activate the three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack
· Infinite power for any creature
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite Treasure tokens
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- Cast any other instant or sorcery spell by paying its mana cost.
- Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger.
- Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying the spell.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve the copy of the instant or sorcery.
- Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {U}{U}.
- Cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting the spell cast in step 1.
- Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger.
- Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Narset's Reversal, with the copy targeting the original Narset's Reversal.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve the copy of Narset's Reversal, copying Narset's Reversal with the copy targeting the spell cast in step 1, and then returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, copying the spell it is targeting and returning the original spell to your hand.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- Resolve the copy of the spell.
- Activate any number of Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding enough mana to cast the additional instant or sorcery.
- Repeat.
- If the additional spell can be cast for less than four mana, this combo nets infinite mana, which may be used to repeat this combo targeting any other instant and/or sorcery card in your hand and/or on the stack.
Results:
Infinite magecraft triggers
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- Cast any instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one.
- Holding priority, cast Reiterate by paying {1}{R}{R}, targeting the spell.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Reiterate, targeting the original Reiterate.
- Resolve the copy of Reiterate, copying Reiterate targeting the original Reiterate.
- Repeat step 4.
Results:
Infinite colored mana
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite Treasure tokens
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- Cast Brass's Bounty by paying {6}{R}.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Brass's Bounty.
- Resolve the Brass's Bounty copy, creating at least five Treasure tokens.
- Activate two of the Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {U}{U}.
- Holding priority, cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting Brass's Bounty.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Narset's Reversal, targeting the original Narset's Reversal.
- Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, creating a copy of the original Narset's Reversal targeting Brass's Bounty and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand.
- Resolve Narset's Reversal, creating a copy of Brass's Bounty and returning it to your hand.
- Resolve Brass's Bounty, creating at least five Treasure tokens.
- Activate seven Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {6}{R}.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
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- Cast any card by paying its mana cost, or wait for an opponent to cast one.
- Holding priority, cast Unsubstantiate by paying {1}{U}, targeting that spell.
- Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger.
- Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Unsubstantiate, with the copy targeting the original Unsubstantiate.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the copy of Unsubstantiate, returning the original Unsubstantiate to your hand.
- Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce
· Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
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- Activate all mana producing nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}.
- Cast Dramatic Reversal by paying {1}{U}.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Dramatic Reversal.
- Activate Errant by paying {1}{U} and tapping it, creating a copy of the Dramatic Reversal copy.
- Resolve the first Dramatic Reversal copy, untapping all nonland permanents you control.
- Activate all mana producing nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}.
- Repeat from step 4.
Results:
Cast all instants and sorceries with mana value 4 or less from your hand and graveyard
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
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- Cast Invoke Calamity by paying {1}{R}{R}{R}{R}.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Invoke Calamity.
- Resolve the Invoke Calamity copy, casting Narset's Reversal without paying its mana cost.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Narset's Reversal targeting the original Narset's Reversal.
- Resolve the copy of Narset's Reversal, copying Narset's Reversal targeting Invoke Calamity and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand.
- Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, copying Invoke Calamity and returning the original Invoke Calamity to your hand.
- Resolve the Invoke Calamity copy, casting Invoke Calamity without paying its mana cost.
- Repeat from step 2.
- You may also choose to cast any number of instants or sorceries from your hand or graveyard with mana value 4 or less without paying their mana costs during step 3.
Spelljack
Swarm Intelligence
Results:
Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast any other instant card from your hand by paying its mana cost.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, choose not to create a copy of the instant.
- Holding priority, cast Spelljack by paying {3}{U}{U}{U} targeting the instant remaining on the stack.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Spelljack that is targeting the original Spelljack.
- Resolve the copy of Spelljack, countering the original Spelljack and exiling it with the ability to cast it for free from exile.
- Cast Spelljack from exile without paying its mana cost, targeting the instant cast in step 1.
- Repeat from step 4.
Results:
Infinite draw triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
· Infinite card draw
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- Cast any card by paying its mana cost, or wait for an opponent to cast one.
- Holding priority, cast Reprieve by paying {1}{W}, targeting that spell.
- Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger.
- Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Reprieve, with the copy targeting the original Reprieve.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the copy of Reprieve, returning the original Reprieve to your hand and causing you to draw a card.
- Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{W}.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast Time Warp by paying {3}{U}{U}, targeting yourself.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Time Warp, targeting yourself.
- Resolve both Time Warps, causing you to take two extra turns after this one.
- Move to your next turn.
- Cast etiher Mystic Retrieval or Call to Mind by paying its mana cost, targeting either Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval in your graveyard.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval, targeting Time Warp.
- Resolve both Call to Minds or Mystic Retrievals, returning Time Warp and either Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval from your graveyard to your hand.
- Move to your next turn.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast Walk the Aeons by paying {4}{U}{U}.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Walk the Aeons.
- Resolve both Walk the Aeonss, causing you to take two extra turns after this one.
- Move to your next turn.
- Cast etiher Mystic Retrieval or Call to Mind by paying its mana cost, targeting either Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval in your graveyard.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval, targeting Walk the Aeons.
- Resolve both Call to Minds or Mystic Retrievals, returning Walk the Aeons and either Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval from your graveyard to your hand.
- Move to your next turn.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
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- Cast any spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one.
- Holding priority, cast Memory Lapse either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying {1}{U}, targeting that spell.
- Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger.
- Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Memory Lapse, targeting the original Memory Lapse.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the copy of Memory Lapse, countering the original Memory Lapse and putting it on top of your library.
- Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite turns
· Lock
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- Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Temporal Manipulation.
- Resolve both Temporal Manipulations, causing you to take two extra turns after this one.
- Move to your next turn.
- Cast etiher Mystic Retrieval or Call to Mind by paying its mana cost, targeting either Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval in your graveyard.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval, targeting Temporal Manipulation.
- Resolve both Call to Minds or Mystic Retrievals, returning Temporal Manipulation and either Call to Mind or Mystic Retrieval from your graveyard to your hand.
- Move to your next turn.
- Repeat.
Results:
Infinite LTB
· Infinite ETB
· Infinite storm count
· Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite blinking
Show steps
- Cast Shiko either from your hand or from the command zone by paying {2}{U}{R}{W} plus commander tax, if applicable.
- When Shiko enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Another Round from your graveyard and casting a copy of it without paying its mana cost.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying the Another Round spell.
- Resolve the first copy of Another Round, blinking Shiko.
- When Shiko enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Pull from Eternity from your graveyard and casting a copy of it without paying its mana cost.
- Swarm Intelligence triggers, copying the Pull from Eternity spell.
- Resolve both copies of Pull from Eternity, returning the original Pull from Eternity and Another Round from exile to your graveyard.
- Resolve the second copy of Another Round from step 2, blinking Shiko.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results:
Infinite magecraft triggers
· Infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast any spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one.
- Holding priority, cast Memory Lapse either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying {1}{U}, targeting that spell.
- Swarm Intelligence and Storm-Kiln Artist trigger.
- Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Swarm Intelligence trigger, copying Memory Lapse, targeting the original Memory Lapse.
- Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the copy of Memory Lapse, countering the original Memory Lapse and putting it on top of your library.
- Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{U}.
- Repeat from step 2.
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