Epic Struggle + Saw in Half Combos

18 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep Near-infinite creature tokens Near-infinite ETB

Combo 1 with Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Myr Battlesphere

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Steps
  1. On the end step prior to your turn, cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Myr Battlesphere and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time, as well as two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  2. The Myr Battlesphere tokens enter the battlefield, creating eight 1/1 Myr artifact creature tokens and eight 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  3. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 2 with Myr Battlesphere + Doubling Season

Results: Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. On the end step prior to your turn, cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Myr Battlesphere and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. The Myr Battlesphere tokens enter the battlefield, creating thirty-two 1/1 Myr artifact creature tokens.
  3. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 3 with Myr Battlesphere + Parallel Lives

Results: Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. On the end step prior to your turn, cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Myr Battlesphere and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. The Myr Battlesphere tokens enter the battlefield, creating thirty-two 1/1 Myr artifact creature tokens.
  3. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 4 with Verdurous Gearhulk + Nested Shambler + Doubling Season

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least nine +1/+1 counters on Nested Shambler, and the remaining 23 +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nested Shambler, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 5 with Verdurous Gearhulk + Nested Shambler + Parallel Lives

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least nine +1/+1 counters on Nested Shambler, and the remaining seven +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nested Shambler, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 6 with Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Verdurous Gearhulk + Nested Shambler

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time, as well as two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting eight +1/+1 counters on Nested Shambler.
  3. Kill Nested Shambler, triggering its ability, creating at least 18 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 7 with Verdurous Gearhulk + Nested Shambler + Primal Vigor

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least nine +1/+1 counters on Nested Shambler, and the remaining 23 +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nested Shambler, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 8 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Verdurous Gearhulk

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time, as well as two 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least seven +1/+1 counters on Nadier, and the remaining one +1/+1 counter on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least ten 1/1 Elf Warrior and ten 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 9 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Verdurous Gearhulk + Parallel Lives

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least seven +1/+1 counters on Nadier, and the remaining nine +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 10 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Verdurous Gearhulk + Primal Vigor

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least seven +1/+1 counters on Nadier, and the remaining 25 +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 11 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Verdurous Gearhulk + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

Results: Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. The Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, triggering their abilities.
  3. Resolve each Verdurous Gearhulk trigger, putting sixteen +1/+1 counters on Nadier.
  4. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least nineteen 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens.
  5. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 12 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Verdurous Gearhulk + Doubling Season

Results: Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite ETB · Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. The Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, triggering their abilities.
  3. Resolve each Verdurous Gearhulk trigger, putting at least seven +1/+1 counters on Nadier, and the remaining 25 +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  4. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens.
  5. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 13 with Verdurous Gearhulk + Nested Shambler + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least nine +1/+1 counters on Nested Shambler, and the remaining seven +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nested Shambler, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 14 with Verdurous Gearhulk + Nested Shambler + Anointed Procession

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least nine +1/+1 counters on Nested Shambler, and the remaining seven +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nested Shambler, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 15 with Verdurous Gearhulk + Nested Shambler + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least nine +1/+1 counters on Nested Shambler, and the remaining seven +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nested Shambler, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 16 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Verdurous Gearhulk + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least seven +1/+1 counters on Nadier, and the remaining nine +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 17 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Verdurous Gearhulk + Anointed Procession

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least seven +1/+1 counters on Nadier, and the remaining nine +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.

Combo 18 with Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel + Verdurous Gearhulk + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Results: Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Show steps
  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Verdurous Gearhulk and creating four token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Verdurous Gearhulk tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, putting at least seven +1/+1 counters on Nadier, and the remaining nine +1/+1 counters on any creature(s) you control.
  3. Kill Nadier, triggering its ability, creating at least twenty 1/1 Elf Warrior creature tokens.
  4. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Epic Struggle triggers, causing you to win the game.
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