Esika's Chariot + There and Back Again Combos

4 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite LTB Infinite ETB Infinite colored mana Infinite death triggers Infinite combat phases

Combo 1 with Aggravated Assault

Also requires: Aggravated Assault Aggravated Assault
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite copies of tokens you control
Steps
  1. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
  2. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
  3. Activate Esika's Chariot's crew ability by tapping the Smaug token, causing Esika's Chariot to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
  4. Declare Esika's Chariot as an attacker.
  5. Esika's Chariot's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
  6. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  8. Move to your postcombat main phase.
  9. Activate five Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {3}{R}{R}.
  10. Activate Aggravated Assault by paying {3}{R}{R}, causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
  11. Repeat from step 4.

Combo 2 with Hellkite Charger

Also requires: Hellkite Charger Hellkite Charger
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite copies of tokens you control
Show steps
  1. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
  2. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
  3. Activate Esika's Chariot's crew ability by tapping the Smaug token, causing Esika's Chariot to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
  4. Declare Esika's Chariot and Hellkite Charger as attackers, triggering their abilities.
  5. Resolve the Esika's Chariot's trigger, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
  6. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  8. Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {5}{R}{R}.
  9. Resolve the Hellkite Charger trigger, causing you to pay {5}{R}{R} to untap all attacking creatures and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  10. Repeat from step 4 each combat phase.

Combo 3 with Time Sieve

Also requires: Time Sieve Time Sieve
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
  2. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
  3. Activate Esika's Chariot's crew ability by tapping the Smaug token, causing Esika's Chariot to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
  4. Declare Esika's Chariot as an attacker.
  5. Esika's Chariot's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
  6. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  8. Activate Time Sieve by tapping it and sacrificing five Treasures, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  9. Repeat from step 3 each turn.

Combo 4 with Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite copies of tokens you control
Show steps
  1. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
  2. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
  3. Activate Esika's Chariot's crew ability by tapping the Smaug token, causing Esika's Chariot to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
  4. Declare Esika's Chariot as an attacker.
  5. Esika's Chariot's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
  6. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  8. Activate five Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}.
  9. Activate Najeela by paying {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, untapping all attacking creatures, giving them trample, lifelink and haste, and gaining an additional combat phase after this one.
  10. Repeat from step 4 each combat phase.
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