Ardent Elementalist +

Ardent Elementalist + Temporal Manipulation Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite turns Lock Skip your draw steps

Combo 1 with Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Ghostly Flicker Ghostly Flicker Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Skip your draw steps · Lock
Steps
  1. Activate Mystic Sanctuary by tapping it, adding {U}.
  2. Cast Temporal Manipulation 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 Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  7. Move to your next turn, drawing Temporal Manipulation during your draw step.
  8. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Extravagant Replication + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Extravagant Replication Extravagant Replication Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation 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 Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Dour Port-Mage + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Dour Port-Mage Dour Port-Mage Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation 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 Temporal Manipulation 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.
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Combo 4 with Progenitor Mimic + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Progenitor Mimic Progenitor Mimic Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation 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 Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 5 with Chthonian Nightmare + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Chthonian Nightmare Chthonian Nightmare Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation 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 Temporal Manipulation 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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