Heat Shimmer + Vadrok, Apex of Thunder

Heat Shimmer + Vadrok, Apex of Thunder Combos

3 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Cast a subset of spells in your graveyard Infinite magecraft triggers Infinite storm count

Combo 1 with Cloud of Faeries + Snap

Also requires: Cloud of Faeries Cloud of Faeries Snap Snap
Results: Cast a subset of spells in your graveyard · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Steps
  1. Cast Vadrok for its mutate cost by paying {1}{W/U}{R}{R}, merging it under Cloud of Faeries.
  2. The Cloud of Faeries mutated creature's ability from Vadrok triggers, casting Heat Shimmer from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
  3. Resolve Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of the Cloud of Faeries mutated creature with haste.
  4. The token copy of the Cloud of Faeries mutated creature triggers, untapping two lands you control.
  5. Cast Snap by paying {1}{U}, returning the nontoken Cloud of Faeries and Vadrok from the battlefield to your hand and untapping two lands you control.
  6. Cast Vadrok for its mutate cost by paying {1}{W/U}{R}{R}, merging it under the token Cloud of Faeries mutated creature.
  7. The token Cloud of Faeries mutated creature triggers once for each of its Vadrok abilities.
  8. Resolve one of these triggers, casting Heat Shimmer from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
  9. Resolve Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of the Cloud of Faeries mutated creature with haste.
  10. The token copy of the Cloud of Faeries mutated creature triggers, untapping two lands you control.
  11. Resolve a second trigger from step 7, casting Snap from your graveyard without paying its mana cost, targeting the mutated creature that includes the nontoken Vadrok.
  12. Resolve Snap, returning Vadrok from the battlefield to your hand as well as multiple token creatures which cease to exist, and untapping two lands you control.
  13. Resolve any remaining triggers from step 7, casting any noncreature cards with mana value 3 or less that were not already cast since step 7 from your graveyard without paying their casting costs.
  14. Repeat from step 6, adding one additional token Vadrok to each new iteration of the Cloud of Faeries mutated creature token.
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Combo 2 with Peregrine Drake + Snap

Also requires: Peregrine Drake Peregrine Drake Snap Snap
Results: Cast a subset of spells in your graveyard · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
Show steps
  1. Cast Vadrok for its mutate cost by paying {1}{W/U}{R}{R}, merging it under Peregrine Drake.
  2. The Peregrine Drake mutated creature's ability from Vadrok triggers, casting Heat Shimmer from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
  3. Resolve Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of the Peregrine Drake mutated creature with haste.
  4. The token copy of the Peregrine Drake mutated creature triggers, untapping five lands you control.
  5. Cast Snap by paying {1}{U}, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake and Vadrok from the battlefield to your hand and untapping two lands you control.
  6. Cast Vadrok for its mutate cost by paying {1}{W/U}{R}{R}, merging it under the token Peregrine Drake mutated creature.
  7. The token Peregrine Drake mutated creature triggers once for each of its Vadrok abilities.
  8. Resolve one of these triggers, casting Heat Shimmer from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
  9. Resolve Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of the Peregrine Drake mutated creature with haste.
  10. The token copy of the Peregrine Drake mutated creature triggers, untapping five lands you control.
  11. Resolve a second trigger from step 7, casting Snap from your graveyard without paying its mana cost, targeting the mutated creature that includes the nontoken Vadrok.
  12. Resolve Snap, returning Vadrok from the battlefield to your hand as well as multiple token creatures which cease to exist, and untapping two lands you control.
  13. Resolve any remaining triggers from step 7, casting any noncreature cards with mana value 3 or less that were not already cast since step 7 from your graveyard without paying their casting costs.
  14. Repeat from step 6, adding one additional token Vadrok to each new iteration of the Peregrine Drake mutated creature token.
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Combo 3 with Palinchron + Training Grounds

Also requires: Palinchron Palinchron Training Grounds Training Grounds
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Palinchron.
  2. When Palinchron enters the battlefield, you can untap 7 lands.
  3. untap lands to produce {2}{U}{U}{W/U}{R}{R}.
  4. Cast Vadrok, Apex of Thunder for its mutate cost under Palinchron.
  5. When Vadrok, Apex of Thunder successfully mutates you can cast Heat Shimmer from your graveyard for free.
  6. Cast Heat Shimmer from your graveyard to make a token copy of Palinchron.
  7. When the token copy of Palinchron enters the battlefield in response to its ability, return the original Palinchron to your hand with its ability.
  8. Repeat.
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