Combos with Tayam, Luminous Enigma

15 known combos in Commander — View Tayam, Luminous Enigma

Results: Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Boost Devoted Druid's toughness by at least 2 without using +1/+1 counters.
  2. Activate Devoted Druid's first ability by tapping it, adding {G}.
  3. Activate Devoted Druid's second ability by putting a -1/-1 counter on it, untapping it.
  4. Repeat from step 2 two additional times.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing three -1/-1 counters from Devoted Druid, causing you to mill three cards and return a permanent with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing Strangleroot Geist and Young Wolf, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  2. Strangleroot Geist and Young Wolf's undying abilities trigger, returning both from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter and a vigilance counter.
  3. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing both counters from Young Wolf, and removing a +1/+1 counter from Strangleroot Geist, causing you to mill three cards and allowing you to return a permanent with mana value three or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing any other creature, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Promise of Bunrei triggers, causing you to sacrifice it and create four 1/1 Spirit creature tokens that enter the battlefield with vigilance counters on them.
  3. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing three vigilance counters from the Spirits, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Promise of Bunrei from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing two Spirits, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite creature tokens
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  1. Pay {2}{B} to cast Weaponcraft Enthusiast, choosing to create two Servos on ETB.
  2. Pay {3} to activate Tayam's ability, removing the three Vigilance counters created with Tayam.
  3. In response, sacrifice Weaponcraft Enthusiast and one Servo to Ashnod's Altar to create {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  4. Choose to return Weaponcraft Enthusiast to the battlefield as Tayam's ability resolves, choosing to create two Servos on ETB.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Hallowed Spiritkeeper, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Hallowed Spiritkeeper dies, creating at least four 1/1 Spirit creature tokens that enter with vigilance counters on them.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Spirit token, adding {C}{C}.
  4. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing vigilance counters from three Spirit tokens, causing yourself to mill three cards and returned Hallowed Spiritkeeper from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing any other creature, adding {1}.
  2. Promise of Bunrei triggers, causing you to sacrifice it and create four 1/1 Spirit creature tokens that enter the battlefield with vigilance counters on them.
  3. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing three vigilance counters from the Spirits, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Promise of Bunrei from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar three times by sacrificing three Spirits, adding {3}.
  5. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Pay {2}{B} to cast Weaponcraft Enthusiast, choosing to create two Servos on ETB.
  2. Pay {3} to activate Tayam's ability, removing the three Vigilance counters created with Tayam.
  3. In response, sacrifice Weaponcraft Enthusiast and both Servos to Phyrexian Altar to create {3}.
  4. Choose to return Weaponcraft Enthusiast to the battlefield as Tayam's ability resolves, choosing to create two Servos on ETB.
  5. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite blinking of some creatures and some creature cards in graveyard and in library · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Geralf's Messenger, adding {C}{C}.
  2. When Geralf's Messenger dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter on it.
  3. When Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing target opponent to lose 2 life.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kitchen Finks, adding {C}{C}.
  5. When Kitchen Finks dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 and a vigilance counter on it.
  6. When Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
  7. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing the +1/+1 counter from Geralf's Messenger, the -1-1 counter from Kitchen Finks, and a vigilance counter from any creature you control, milling yourself three cards then returning any permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Cast Caller of the Claw.
  2. Caller of the Claw's trigger resolves creating at least 3 bear tokens with vigilance counters.
  3. Sacrifice Caller of the Claw to Ashnod's Altar.
  4. Pay {3} and remove three vigilance counters from among bear tokens you control to activate Tayam.
  5. Sacrifice one bear token to Ashnod's Altar to add {C}{C}.
  6. Mill 3 and return Caller of the Claw from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Cast Deadly Grub by paying {2}{B}.
  2. Deadly Grub enters the battlefield with three time counters and a vigilance counter on it.
  3. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing the three time counters from Deadly Grub.
  4. Deadly Grub's vanishing ability triggers, holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Deadly Grub, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Deadly Grub dies, creating a 6/1 Insect creature token.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Insect, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Resolve the Deadly Grub trigger from step 4, doing nothing since Deadly Grub is no longer on the battlefield.
  8. Resolve the Tayam ability from step 3, causing you to mill three cards and return Deadly Grub from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing three counters form creatures you control.
  2. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Ministrant of Obligation, adding {C}{C}.
  3. Ministrant of Obligation dies, creating two 1/1 Spirit creature tokens that enter with vigilance counters on them.
  4. Resolve the Tayam ability, causing you to mill three cards and return Ministrant of Obligation from your graveyard to the battlefield with a vigilance counter on it.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3} and removing three counters from the two Spirit tokens and Ministrant of Obligation.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Spirit token, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
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  1. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Cathodion.
  2. Cathodion triggers, adding {C}{C}{C}.
  3. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Lesser Manticore.
  5. Lesser Manticore's persist ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with a -1/-1 and a vigilance counter.
  6. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  7. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Carrion Feeder and removing both counters from Lesser Manticore, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Cathodion from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  8. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Young Wolf, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Young Wolf's undying ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
  3. Resolve the Young Wolf trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter.
  4. Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Mortician Beetle and removing both counters from Young Wolf.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Young Wolf, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Young Wolf's undying ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
  8. Resolve the Young Wolf trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter.
  9. Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  10. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Young Wolf, adding {C}{C}.
  11. Mortician Beetle triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
  12. Resolve the Tayam ability from step 5, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Young Wolf from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Putrid Goblin, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Putrid Goblin dies, triggering its persist ability and Golgari Germination.
  3. Resolve the Putrid Goblin trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter and a vigilance counter on it.
  4. Resolve the Golgari Germination trigger, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token with a vigilance counter on it.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing both counters from Putrid Goblin and the counter from the Saproling token, causing yourself to mill three cards and allowing you to return a permanent card with mana value three or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Saproling, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Put a selection of permanant cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield
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  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Strangleroot Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  2. Strangleroot Geist's undying ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
  3. Resolve the Strangleroot Geist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter.
  4. Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Activate Tayam by paying {3}, removing a +1/+1 counter from Mortician Beetle and removing both counters from Strangleroot Geist.
  6. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Strangleroot Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  7. Strangleroot Geist's undying ability and Mortician Beetle trigger.
  8. Resolve the Strangleroot Geist trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 and a vigilance counter.
  9. Resolve the Mortician Beetle trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  10. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Strangleroot Geist, adding {C}{C}.
  11. Mortician Beetle triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
  12. Resolve the Tayam ability from step 5, causing yourself to mill three cards and return Strangleroot Geist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat.
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