Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Goblin Bombardment Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Near-infinite magecraft triggers Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries Exile each opponent's library Infinite damage Infinite death triggers

Combo 1 with Mortuary

Also requires: Mortuary Mortuary
Results: Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
Steps
  1. Cast Etali by paying {5}{R}{R}.
  2. When Etali enters the battlefield, it triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Etali.
  4. When Etali dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Etali on top of your library from your graveyard.
  5. Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  6. Resolve the Etali trigger from step 2, causing you to exile cards from each player's library until you exile a nonland card, with you exiling Etali from your library, and cast Etali and any other nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
  7. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 2 with Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Thornbite Staff

Results: Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Etali from your hand or from the command zone by paying {5}{R}{R} plus commander tax, if applicable.
  2. When Etali enters the battlefield, it triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Etali.
  4. If Etali is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  5. When Etali dies, Hua Tuo triggers, untapping Hua Tuo.
  6. Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  7. Activate Hua Tuo by tapping it, putting Etali on top of your library from your graveyard.
  8. Resolve the Etali trigger from step 2, causing you to exile cards from each player's library until you exile a nonland card, with you exiling Etali from your library, and cast Etali and any other nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
  9. Repeat from step 2.

Combo 3 with Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener

Results: Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Etali either from your hand or the command zone by paying {5}{R}{R} plus commander tax if applicable.
  2. When Etali enters, it triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Etali.
  4. When Etali dies, Yedora triggers, returning Etali from your graveyard to the battlefield face-down as a Forest land.
  5. Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability.
  6. Holding priority, activate Etali by tapping it, adding {G}.
  7. Resolve the Etali trigger from step 2, exiling cards from the top of each library until each player has exiled a nonland card, and causing you to cast any number of those cards without paying its mana cost.
  8. For each card cast, Toph's second ability triggers once.
  9. Resolve the first Toph trigger, earthbending Etali.
  10. Resolve any remaining triggers, earthbending any other lands you desire. If you do not want to earthbend other lands, target Etali with all remaining triggers.
  11. Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Etali.
  12. When Etali dies, Toph and Yedora trigger.
  13. Resolve the Yedora trigger, choosing not to return Etali.
  14. Resolve the Toph trigger, returning Etali from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  15. Repeat from step 2.
  16. Resolve all Goblin Bombardment abilities from step 11.
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