Clever Impersonator + Karmic Guide

Clever Impersonator + Karmic Guide Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite creature tokens Infinite death triggers Infinite blinking of nonland permanents

Combo 1 with Preston, the Vanisher

Also requires: Preston, the Vanisher Preston, the Vanisher
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Steps
  1. Cast Karmic Guide by paying {3}{W}{W}.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Clever Impersonator to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  3. Choose not to have Clever Impersonator copy anything as it enters the battlefield.
  4. Clever Impersonator dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. Preston triggers, creating a copy of Clever Impersonator that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. Choose to have the Clever Impersonator token enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
  7. When the Clever Impersonator token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the nontoken Clever Impersonator to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 2 with Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Also requires: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Show steps
  1. Cast Clever Impersonator by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
  2. Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
  3. Karmic Guide and Clever Impersonator's abilities trigger.
  4. Resolve the Clever Impersonator ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Clever Impersonator leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  5. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Put Clever Impersonator into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
  7. Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger.
  8. Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  9. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Clever Impersonator from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
  10. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 3 with Saheeli Rai + Sun Titan

Also requires: Saheeli Rai Saheeli Rai Sun Titan Sun Titan
Results: Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Activate Saheeli Rai's second ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, creating an artifact token copy of Karmic Guide with haste.
  2. When the Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Clever Impersonator from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Saheeli Rai.
  3. Put the original Saheeli Rai into your graveyard from the battlefield with the legend rule.
  4. Activate Clever Impersonator's second ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, creating an artifact token copy of Sun Titan with haste.
  5. When the Sun Titan token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Saheeli Rai from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Put Clever Impersonator into your graveyard from the battlefield with the legend rule.
  7. Repeat.
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