Great Whale + Skullwinder Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite ETB Infinite storm count Infinite mana lands you control can produce Infinite magecraft triggers Target opponent returns all cards in their graveyard to their hand

Combo 1 with Displace

Also requires: Displace Displace
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite blinking · Infinite landfall triggers · Target opponent returns all cards in their graveyard to their hand · Infinite untap of lands you control
Steps
  1. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}.
  2. Cast Displace by paying {2}{U}, blinking Skullwinder and Great Whale
  3. When Skullwinder and Great Whale enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger.
  4. Resolve the Skullwinder trigger, returning Displace from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Great Whale trigger, untapping up to seven lands.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Saheeli's Artistry

Also requires: Saheeli's Artistry Saheeli's Artistry
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite recursion of instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard · Infinite copies of all creatures · Infinite copies of all artifacts · Target opponent returns all cards in their graveyard to their hand · Infinite untap of lands you control
Show steps
  1. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{U}.
  2. Cast Saheeli's Artistry by paying {4}{U}{U}, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is an artifact.
  3. When the Great Whale token enters, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  4. Cast Skullwinder by paying its mana cost.
  5. When Skullwinder enters, it triggers, returning Saheeli's Artistry from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}{U}.
  7. Cast Saheeli's Artistry by paying {4}{U}{U}, creating a token copy of Skullwinder and the Great Whale token.
  8. When the Skullwinder and Great Whale tokens enter, they trigger.
  9. Resolve the Skullwinder token's trigger, returning Saheeli's Artistry from your graveyard to your hand.
  10. Resolve the Great Whale token's trigger, untapping up to seven lands.
  11. Repeat from step 6.

Combo 3 with Rally the Galadhrim

Also requires: Rally the Galadhrim Rally the Galadhrim
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite magecraft triggers · Target opponent returns all cards in their graveyard to their hand · Infinite tapped copies of creatures you control · Infinite untap of lands you control
Show steps
  1. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{G}{U}.
  2. Cast Rally the Galadhrim by paying {2}{G}{U} and tapping Skullwinder and Great Whale, targeting Skullwinder
  3. Rally the Galadhrim's conspire ability triggers, copying it, targeting Great Whale.
  4. Resolve the copy of Rally the Galadhrim, creating a token copy of Great Whale.
  5. When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  6. Resolve the original Rally the Galadhrim, creating a token copy of Skullwinder.
  7. When the Skullwinder token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Rally the Galadhrim from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. Repeat, tapping the Skullwinder and Great Whale tokens when casting Rally the Galadhrim instead.
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