Combos with Volo, Guide to Monsters

15 known combos in Commander — View Volo, Guide to Monsters

Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{G}{U}.
  2. Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
  3. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake.
  4. The token Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, untapping up to five lands.
  5. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{G}{U}.
  6. The nontoken Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, untapping up to five lands.
  7. Activate Temur Sabertooth twice by paying {2}{G}{G}, returning the token and nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {5}{U}{U}{U}.
  2. Cast Palinchron by paying {5}{U}{U}.
  3. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Palinchron.
  4. The token Palinchron enters the battlefield, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {5}{U}{U}{U}.
  6. The nontoken Palinchron enters the battlefield, untapping up to seven lands.
  7. Activate the token Palinchron by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. Activate the nontoken Palinchron by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  9. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count · Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
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  1. Cast Man-o'-War by paying {2}{U}.
  2. Volo triggers, creating a copy of the Man-o'-War spell.
  3. The Man-o'-War copy enters, triggering itself.
  4. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Man-o'-War token, adding {U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent on creature spells.
  5. Man-o'-War enters the battlefield, returning itself to your hand.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}.
  2. Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}.
  3. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender.
  4. The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Peregrine Drake, untapping up to five lands.
  5. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}.
  6. The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Peregrine Drake, untapping up to five lands.
  7. Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{G}{U}.
  2. Cast Great Whale by paying {5}{U}{U}.
  3. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale.
  4. The token Great Whale enters the battlefield, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{G}{U}.
  6. The nontoken Great Whale enters the battlefield, untapping up to seven lands.
  7. Activate Temur Sabertooth twice by paying {2}{G}{G}, returning the token and nontoken Great Whale from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast the additional creature by paying its mana cost.
  2. Volo triggers, copying the creature spell.
  3. Resolve both creature spells.
  4. Activate Food Chain by exiling the creature token, adding at least one mana of any color that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  5. Cast Shrieking Drake by paying {U}.
  6. Volo triggers, copying Shrieking Drake.
  7. Resolve the copy of the Shrieking Drake spell.
  8. When the token Shrieking Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning a nontoken creature from the battlefield to your hand.
  9. Activate Food Chain by exiling the Shrieking Drake token, adding {U}{U} that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  10. Resolve the original Shrieking Drake spell cast in step 5.
  11. When the nontoken Shrieking Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
  12. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast the additional creature by paying its mana cost.
  2. Volo triggers, copying the creature spell.
  3. Resolve both creature spells.
  4. Activate Food Chain by exiling the creature token, adding at least one mana of any color that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  5. Cast Ancestral Statue by paying {4}.
  6. Volo triggers, copying Ancestral Statue.
  7. Resolve the copy of the Ancestral Statue spell.
  8. When the token Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning a nontoken creature from the battlefield to your hand.
  9. Activate Food Chain by exiling the Ancestral Statue token, adding five mana of any color that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  10. Resolve the original Ancestral Statue spell cast in step 5.
  11. When the nontoken Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
  12. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of creatures you control
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  1. Cast a creature spell by paying its mana cost.
  2. Volo triggers, copying that spell.
  3. Tap creatures to add at least {1}{U}.
  4. Pay {1}{U} and tap Errant to activate her, copying the copied creature spell.
  5. Let one copy of the creature spell resolve.
  6. Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
  7. Repeat from step 3.
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Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}.
  2. Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}.
  3. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender.
  4. The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}.
  6. The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands.
  7. Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}.
  2. Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
  3. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake.
  4. The token Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, untapping up to five lands.
  5. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}.
  6. The nontoken Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, untapping up to five lands.
  7. Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Peregrine Drake token, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count · Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
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  1. Cast Mist Raven by paying {2}{U}{U}.
  2. Volo triggers, creating a copy of the Mist Raven spell.
  3. The Mist Raven copy enters the battlefield, triggering itself.
  4. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Mist Raven token, adding {U}{U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent on creature spells.
  5. Mist Raven enters the battlefield, returning itself to your hand.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Riftwing Cloudskate by paying {3}{U}{U}.
  2. Volo triggers, copying the Riftwing Cloudskate spell.
  3. Resolve the copy of the Riftwing Cloudskate spell.
  4. When the Riftwing Cloudskate token enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting itself.
  5. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Riftwing Cloudskate token, adding six {U} that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  6. The Riftwing Cloudskate trigger from step 4 fizzles due to having no legal target.
  7. Resolve the original Riftwing Cloudskate spell.
  8. When Riftwing Cloudskate enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
  9. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count · Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
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  1. Cast Angler Drake by paying {4}{U}{U}.
  2. Volo triggers, creating a copy of the Angler Drake spell.
  3. The Angler Drake copy enters, triggering itself.
  4. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Angler Drake token, adding seven blue mana that can only be spent on creature spells.
  5. Angler Drake enters the battlefield, returning itself to your hand.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  2. Cast Great Whale by paying {5}{U}{U}.
  3. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale.
  4. The token Great Whale enters the battlefield, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  6. The nontoken Great Whale enters the battlefield, untapping up to seven lands.
  7. Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Great Whale token, returning the nontoken Great Whale from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. Repeat.
Results: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite storm count · Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
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  1. Cast Kiri-Onna by paying {4}{U}.
  2. Volo triggers, creating a copy of the Kiri-Onna spell.
  3. The Kiri-Onna copy enters, triggering itself.
  4. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Kiri-Onna token, adding {U}{U}{U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent on creature spells.
  5. Kiri-Onna enters the battlefield, returning itself to your hand.
  6. Repeat.
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