Ardent Elementalist +

Ardent Elementalist + Capture of Jingzhou Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite turns Lock Skip your draw steps

Combo 1 with Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Capture of Jingzhou

Also requires: Ghostly Flicker Ghostly Flicker Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary Capture of Jingzhou Capture of Jingzhou
Results: Infinite turns · Skip your draw steps · Lock
Steps
  1. Activate Mystic Sanctuary by tapping it, adding {U}.
  2. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  3. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking Mystic Sanctuary and Ardent Elementalist.
  4. When Ardent Elementalist and Mystic Sanctuary enter the battlefield, they trigger.
  5. Resolve the Ardent Elementalist trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Mystic Sanctuary trigger, putting Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  7. Move to your next turn, drawing Capture of Jingzhou during your draw step.
  8. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Extravagant Replication + Capture of Jingzhou

Also requires: Extravagant Replication Extravagant Replication Capture of Jingzhou Capture of Jingzhou
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. At the beginning of your upkeep, Extravagant Replication triggers, creating a token copy of Ardent Elementalist.
  4. When the Ardent Elementalist token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Progenitor Mimic + Capture of Jingzhou

Also requires: Progenitor Mimic Progenitor Mimic Capture of Jingzhou Capture of Jingzhou
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn after this one.
  2. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Progenitor Mimic triggers, creating a token copy of Ardent Elementalist.
  3. When the token Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers itself, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Dour Port-Mage + Capture of Jingzhou

Also requires: Dour Port-Mage Dour Port-Mage Capture of Jingzhou Capture of Jingzhou
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Cast Ardent Elementalist by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Move to your next turn.
  5. Activate Dour Port-Mage by paying {1}{U} and tapping it, returning Ardent Elementalist from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Dour Port-Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Chthonian Nightmare + Capture of Jingzhou

Also requires: Chthonian Nightmare Chthonian Nightmare Capture of Jingzhou Capture of Jingzhou
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
  4. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  5. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}{E}, sacrificing a creature with mana value 2 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Ardent Elementalist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
  8. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  9. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most {E}{E}, sacrificing Ardent Elementalist, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.
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