Combos with Vesuvan Shapeshifter

15 known combos in Commander — View Vesuvan Shapeshifter

Results: Opponents skip their untap steps · Lock
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  1. Turn Vesuvan Shapeshifter face-up for {1}{U}.
  2. As it turns face up, have it copy Brine Elemental, triggering Brine Elemental's face-up ability.
  3. Resolve the ability; each opponent skips their next untap step.
  4. Pass the turn; on your upkeep, turn Vesuvan Shapeshifter face down.
  5. Repeat infinitely.
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Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers
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  1. Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Vesuvan Shapeshifter that has haste. Choose to have Vesuvan Shapeshifter enter as a copy of Kiki-Jiki.
  2. Put the oldest Kiki-Jiki into the graveyard due to the legend rule.
  3. Repeat step 1 using the Vesuvan Shapeshifter token instead.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue.
  2. Put Vesuvan Shapeshifter into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  3. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Wormfang Newt, gaining its abilities.
  4. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling it.
  5. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Vesuvan Shapeshifter from exile to the battlefield. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian
  2. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Felidar Guardian.
  3. When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Vesuvan Shapeshifter. Choose to have Vesuvan Shapeshifter enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian.
  4. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue.
  2. Put Vesuvan Shapeshifter into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  3. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Wormfang Turtle, gaining its abilities.
  4. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters, its first ability triggers, exiling it.
  5. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Vesuvan Shapeshifter from exile to the battlefield. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite creature token copies of all noncreature permanents · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue.
  2. Put Vesuvan Shapeshifter into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  3. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Astral Dragon, gaining its abilities.
  4. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters, it triggers, creating two token copies of itself, thus creating two copies of Moon with Astral Dragon's abilities, that are 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to its other types.
  5. Put all but one of the [[clones]] into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. The Vesuvan Shapeshifter tokens each trigger. Resolve a trigger, creating two token copies of itself, thus creating two copies of Moon with Astral Dragon's abilities, that are 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to its other types.
  7. Repeat from step 5.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying {3}{U}{U}.
  2. Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters as a copy of Sharuum.
  3. Put Sharuum into the graveyard due to the legend rule.
  4. Vesuvan Shapeshifter triggers, returning Sharuum from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Put Sharuum into the graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. Sharuum enters the battlefield triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 5.
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Results: Infinite self-mill
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Activate Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying {1}{U}, shuffling Vesuvan Shapeshifter into your library and milling your entire library due to it not having a card named Mirror-Mad Phantasm in it.

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Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel
  2. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Wispweaver Angel.
  3. When Wispweaver Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Vesuvan Shapeshifter. Choose to have Vesuvan Shapeshifter enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel.
  4. Repeat from step 2.
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Results: Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
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  1. Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Vesuvan Shapeshifter.
  2. Illusionist's Bracers triggers, copying Kiora's Follower's ability.
  3. Resolve both Kiora's Follower abilities, untapping Vesuvan Shapeshifter and another permanent you control.
  4. Activate Vesuvan Shapeshifter by tapping it, untapping Kiora's Follower.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Anticausal Vestige.
  2. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Anticausal Vestige from the battlefield to your hand.
  3. When Anticausal Vestige leaves the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to draw a card and and put Anticausal Vestige from your hand onto the battlefield.
  4. When Anticausal Vestige enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Vesuvan Shapeshifter from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. When Vesuvan Shapeshifter leaves the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to draw a card and put Vesuvan Shapeshifter from your hand onto the battlefield as a copy of Anticausal Vestige.
  6. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
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  1. Cast Vesuvan Shapeshifter by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
  2. Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
  3. Karmic Guide and Vesuvan Shapeshifter's abilities trigger.
  4. Resolve the Vesuvan Shapeshifter ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Vesuvan Shapeshifter leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  5. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Put Vesuvan Shapeshifter into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
  7. Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger.
  8. Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  9. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Vesuvan Shapeshifter from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
  10. Repeat from step 2.
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens
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  1. Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Vesuvan Shapeshifter.
  2. Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
  3. Resolve the Kiora's Follower ability, untapping Vesuvan Shapeshifter.
  4. Activate Vesuvan Shapeshifter by tapping it, targeting Kiora's Follower.
  5. Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
  6. Resolve the Vesuvan Shapeshifter ability, untapping Kiora's Follower.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens
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  1. Activate Forensic Researcher by tapping it, targeting Vesuvan Shapeshifter.
  2. Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
  3. Resolve the Forensic Researcher ability, untapping Vesuvan Shapeshifter.
  4. Activate Vesuvan Shapeshifter by tapping it, targeting Forensic Researcher.
  5. Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token.
  6. Resolve the Vesuvan Shapeshifter ability, untapping Forensic Researcher.
  7. Repeat.
Results: You can't be attacked · Lock
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  1. Cast Chronomantic Escape by paying {4}{W}{W}, causing creatures to be unable to attack you until your next turn, and putting Chronomantic Escape into exile with three time counters on it.
  2. At the beginning of your postcombat main phase, both copies of Sphinx of the Second Sun trigger, causing you to get two additional beginning phases after this phase.
  3. Move to your first additional beginning phase.
  4. At the beginning of your upkeep, Chronomantic Escape triggers, removing a time counter from itself.
  5. Repeat from step 3 one additional time.
  6. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Chronomantic Escape triggers, removing a time counter from itself and causing you to cast it without paying its mana cost.
  7. Resolve Chronomantic Escape, causing creatures to be unable to attack you until your next turn, and putting Chronomantic Escape into exile with three time counters on it.
  8. Repeat from step 2.
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