Emiel the Blessed + Pir, Imaginative Rascal Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite blinking Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities

Combo 1 with Angelic Quartermaster + Cryptic Trilobite

Results: Infinite blinking · Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Steps
  1. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Angelic Quartermaster.
  2. Angelic Quartermaster enters the battlefield, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite and any other creature you control.
  3. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding {C}{C}{C}{C} that can only be used to activate abilities.
  4. Repeat.

Combo 2 with The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk

Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Activate Avatar Kuruk by paying {20} minus {1} for each creature and/or artifact you can tap while activating it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Avatar Kuruk and causing it to return to the battlefield as The Legend of Kuruk with two lore counters on it due to Pir.
  3. The Legend of Kuruk's first and second chapter abilities trigger, causing you to scry 2, draw a card, scry 2 and draw another card.
  4. Move to your next turn. At the beginning of your precombat main phase. The Legend of Kuruk triggers, putting two lore counters on it. Its third chapter ability triggers, causing you to exile it and return it to the battlefield as Avatar Kuruk.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 3 with Arcbound Shikari + Crystalline Crawler + Cathars' Crusade

Results: Infinite blinking · Infinite colored mana · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Show steps
  1. Activate Emiel the Blessed by paying {3}, blinking Arcbound Shikari.
  2. When Arcbound Shikari enters the battlefield, it and Cathars' Crusade trigger.
  3. Resolve the Arcbound Shikari trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on each other artifact creature you control.
  4. Resolve the Cathars' Crusade trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability three times by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {3}.
  6. Repeat.
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