Horizon Explorer + Nissa, Resurgent Animist Combos

8 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Near-infinite landfall triggers Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped Infinite landfall triggers Infinite LTB Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Ba Sing Se + Ashnod's Altar

Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
Steps
  1. Activate Ba Sing Se's second ability by paying {2}{G} and tapping it, earthbending itself.
  2. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Ba Sing Se, adding {C}{C}.
  3. When Ba Sing Se dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield untapped due to Horizon Explorer.
  4. When Ba Sing Se enters, Nissa triggers, adding {G}.
  5. Repeat.

Combo 2 with Springheart Nantuko + Mutable Explorer

Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite tapped Mutavault land tokens
Show steps
  1. Play a land.
  2. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Mutable Explorer.
  3. When the Mutable Explorer token enters, it triggers, creating a Mutavault land token that enters untapped due to Horizon Explorer.
  4. When the Mutavault token enters, Springheart Nantuko and Nissa trigger.
  5. Holding priority, activate the Mutavault token by tapping it, adding {C}.
  6. Resolve the Nissa trigger, adding {G}.
  7. Resolve the Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create a token copy of Mutable Explorer.
  8. Repeat from step 3.

Combo 3 with Fertilid + Bristly Bill, Spine Sower

Results: Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Fertilid by paying {1}{G} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to search your library for a basic land card and put it on the battlefield untapped due to Horizon Explorer.
  2. When the basic land enters, Nissa and Bristly Bill trigger.
  3. Resolve the Nissa trigger, adding {G}.
  4. Resolve the Bristly Bill trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fertilid.
  5. Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 4 with Fertilid + Felidar Retreat

Results: Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Fertilid by paying {1}{G} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to search your library for a basic land card and put it on the battlefield untapped due to Horizon Explorer.
  2. When the basic land enters, Nissa and Felidar Retreat trigger.
  3. Resolve the Nissa trigger, adding {G}.
  4. Resolve the Felidar Retreat trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fertilid.
  5. Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 5 with Fertilid + Retreat to Kazandu

Results: Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Fertilid by paying {1}{G} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to search your library for a basic land card and put it on the battlefield untapped due to Horizon Explorer.
  2. When the basic land enters, Nissa and Retreat to Kazandu trigger.
  3. Resolve the Nissa trigger, adding {G}.
  4. Resolve the Retreat to Kazandu trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fertilid.
  5. Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 6 with Fertilid + Roaring Earth

Results: Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Fertilid by paying {1}{G} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to search your library for a basic land card and put it on the battlefield untapped due to Horizon Explorer.
  2. When the basic land enters, Nissa and Roaring Earth trigger.
  3. Resolve the Nissa trigger, adding {G}.
  4. Resolve the Roaring Earth trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fertilid.
  5. Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 7 with Fertilid + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor

Results: Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
Show steps
  1. Activate Fertilid by paying {1}{G} and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to search your library for a basic land card and put it on the battlefield untapped due to Horizon Explorer.
  2. When the basic land enters, Nissa and Obuun trigger.
  3. Resolve the Nissa trigger, adding {G}.
  4. Resolve the Obuun trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Fertilid.
  5. Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding {1}.
  6. Repeat.

Combo 8 with Ignis Scientia + Deadeye Navigator

Results: Near-infinite ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Activate Ignis by paying {1}{U}, blinking it.
  2. When Ignis enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger.
  3. Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Ignis.
  4. Resolve the Ignis trigger, causing you to look at the top six cards of your library and put a land card from among them onto the battlefield untapped due to Horizon Explorer
  5. If you put a land onto the battlefield this way, Nissa triggers, adding {U}.
  6. Activate the land by tapping it, adding at least {1}.
  7. Repeat.
📚 Learn more:
Buy Horizon Explorer on TCGPlayer Buy on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate and TCGPlayer affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Buy Nissa, Resurgent Animist on TCGPlayer Buy on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate and TCGPlayer affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.