Brain Freeze + Lotus Petal Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite self-mill Near-infinite magecraft triggers Near-infinite mill Near-infinite storm count Infinite magecraft triggers

Combo 1 with Underworld Breach

Also requires: Underworld Breach Underworld Breach
Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite mill
Steps
  1. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {U}.
  2. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling three cards besides Brain Freeze from your graveyard.
  3. Repeat from step 1 one additional time.
  4. Cast Brain Freeze either from your hand by paying {1}{U}, or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {1}{U} and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
  5. Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating at least two copies of Brain Freeze targeting yourself, and any remaining copies targeting an opponent.
  6. Resolve each Brain Freeze, causing yourself to mill nine cards and, if applicable, an opponent to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze remaining.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Mizzix of the Izmagnus + Underworld Breach

Also requires: Mizzix of the Izmagnus Mizzix of the Izmagnus Underworld Breach Underworld Breach
Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite mill · Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Activate Lotus Petal by sacrificing it, adding {U}.
  2. Cast Brain Freeze by paying {U}, targeting yourself.
  3. If you have less than two experience counters, Mizzix triggers, causing you to get an experience counter.
  4. Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating a copy of Brain Freeze for each other spell you've cast this turn, with one copy targeting yourself and all remaining copies targeting any player.
  5. Resolve all Brain Freeze spells, causing yourself to mill six cards and all other targeted players to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze.
  6. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {0} and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
  7. Activate Lotus Petal by sacrificing it, adding {U}.
  8. Cast Brain Freeze from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {U} and exiling three cards from your graveyard, targeting yourself.
  9. Repeat from step 4.

Combo 3 with Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Freed from the Real

Also requires: Emry, Lurker of the Loch Emry, Lurker of the Loch Freed from the Real Freed from the Real
Results: Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite storm count · Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB
Show steps
  1. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping it and sacrificing it, adding {U}.
  2. Activate Emry by tapping it, allowing you to cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard this turn.
  3. Activate Freed from the Real by paying {U}, untapping Emry.
  4. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard by paying {0}.
  5. Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
  6. Cast Brain Freeze.
  7. Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, copying it for each spell cast before it this turn.
  8. Resolve the all the Brain Freeze copies and Brain Freeze, milling any number of players for an arbitrarily large amount.
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