Capture of Jingzhou + Izzet Chronarch Combos

7 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite turns Lock Skip your draw steps

Combo 1 with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Steps
  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn.
  2. Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Izzet Chronarch with haste.
  3. The token copy of Izzet Chronarch enters the battlefield, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.

Combo 2 with Followed Footsteps

Also requires: Followed Footsteps Followed Footsteps
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying {3}{U}{U}, taking an extra turn after this one.
  2. Pass the turn.
  3. At the beginning of your upkeep, Followed Footsteps triggers, creating a copy of Izzet Chronarch.
  4. Izzet Chronarch enters the battlefield, returning Capture of Jingzhou to your hand.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Dour Port-Mage

Also requires: Dour Port-Mage Dour Port-Mage
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 Izzet Chronarch by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Izzet Chronarch 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 Izzet Chronarch from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Dour Port-Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  7. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Extravagant Replication

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 Izzet Chronarch.
  4. When the Izzet Chronarch token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary

Results: Infinite turns · Skip your draw steps · Lock
Show 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 Izzet Chronarch.
  4. When Izzet Chronarch and Mystic Sanctuary enter the battlefield, they trigger.
  5. Resolve the Izzet Chronarch 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 6 with Progenitor Mimic

Also requires: Progenitor Mimic Progenitor Mimic
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 Izzet Chronarch.
  3. When the token Izzet Chronarch enters the battlefield, it triggers itself, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Chthonian Nightmare

Also requires: Chthonian Nightmare Chthonian Nightmare
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}{E}, sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Izzet Chronarch from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Izzet Chronarch 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}, sacrificing Izzet Chronarch, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.
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