Karmic Guide + Preston, the Vanisher

Karmic Guide + Preston, the Vanisher Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite death triggers Infinite ETB Infinite LTB Infinite creature tokens Infinite sacrifice triggers

Combo 1 with Ephemerate + Ashnod's Altar

Also requires: Ephemerate Ephemerate Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Steps
  1. Cast Ephemerate by paying {W}, blinking Karmic Guide.
  2. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Preston.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 white Illusion.
  6. The Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 2 with Cloudshift + Ashnod's Altar

Also requires: Cloudshift Cloudshift Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar
Results: Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Cloudshift by paying {W}, blinking Karmic Guide.
  2. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Preston.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding {C}{C}.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 white Illusion.
  6. The Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 3 with Ephemerate + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Ephemerate Ephemerate Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Ephemerate by paying {W}, blinking Karmic Guide.
  2. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Preston.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding one mana of any color.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 white Illusion.
  6. The Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 4 with Ephemerate + Blasting Station

Also requires: Ephemerate Ephemerate Blasting Station Blasting Station
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Ephemerate by paying {W}, blinking Karmic Guide.
  2. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, triggering itself, Preston and Blasting Station.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
  5. Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Karmic Guide, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  6. Resolve the Preston trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 white Illusion.
  7. The Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Blasting Station.
  8. Resolve the Karmic Guide token's trigger, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 5 with Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore

Also requires: Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Karmic Guide by paying {3}{W}{W}.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Glasspool Mimic to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  3. Choose not to have Glasspool Mimic copy anything as it enters the battlefield.
  4. Glasspool Mimic dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. Preston triggers, creating a copy of Glasspool Mimic that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. Choose to have the Glasspool Mimic token enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
  7. When the Glasspool Mimic token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the nontoken Glasspool Mimic to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 6 with Cloudshift + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Cloudshift Cloudshift Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Cloudshift by paying {W}, blinking Karmic Guide.
  2. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Preston.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding one mana of any color.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 white Illusion.
  6. The Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 7 with Cloudshift + Blasting Station

Also requires: Cloudshift Cloudshift Blasting Station Blasting Station
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Cloudshift by paying {W}, blinking Karmic Guide.
  2. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, triggering itself, Preston and Blasting Station.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
  5. Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Karmic Guide, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  6. Resolve the Preston trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 white Illusion.
  7. The Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Blasting Station.
  8. Resolve the Karmic Guide token's trigger, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 8 with Lagrella, the Magpie + Ephemerate

Also requires: Lagrella, the Magpie Lagrella, the Magpie Ephemerate Ephemerate
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Ephemerate by paying {W}, blinking Lagrella.
  2. When Lagrella enters the battlefield, it and Preston triggers.
  3. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, exiling Karmic Guide until Lagrella leaves the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Lagrella that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  5. Put the nontoken Lagrella into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. If Lagrella is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  7. When Lagrella leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned to the battlefield from exile.
  8. Karmic Guide, Lagrella and Preston each trigger.
  9. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  10. When the Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, it triggers, choosing to return nothing to the battlefield.
  11. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on the nontoken Karmic Guide.
  12. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger from step 8, returning Lagrella from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 9 with Clever Impersonator

Also requires: Clever Impersonator Clever Impersonator
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Karmic Guide by paying {3}{W}{W}.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Clever Impersonator to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  3. Choose not to have Clever Impersonator copy anything as it enters the battlefield.
  4. Clever Impersonator dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. Preston triggers, creating a copy of Clever Impersonator that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. Choose to have the Clever Impersonator token enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
  7. When the Clever Impersonator token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the nontoken Clever Impersonator to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 10 with Lagrella, the Magpie + Ghostly Flicker

Also requires: Lagrella, the Magpie Lagrella, the Magpie Ghostly Flicker Ghostly Flicker
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking Lagrella and any other artifact, creature or land you control.
  2. When Lagrella enters the battlefield, it and Preston triggers.
  3. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, exiling Karmic Guide until Lagrella leaves the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Lagrella that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  5. Put the nontoken Lagrella into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. If Lagrella is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  7. When Lagrella leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned to the battlefield from exile.
  8. Karmic Guide, Lagrella and Preston each trigger.
  9. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  10. When the Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, it triggers, choosing to return nothing to the battlefield.
  11. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on the nontoken Karmic Guide.
  12. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger from step 8, returning Lagrella from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 11 with Lagrella, the Magpie + Cloudshift

Also requires: Lagrella, the Magpie Lagrella, the Magpie Cloudshift Cloudshift
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Cloudshift by paying {W}, blinking Lagrella.
  2. When Lagrella enters the battlefield, it and Preston triggers.
  3. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, exiling Karmic Guide until Lagrella leaves the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Lagrella that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  5. Put the nontoken Lagrella into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. If Lagrella is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  7. When Lagrella leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned to the battlefield from exile.
  8. Karmic Guide, Lagrella and Preston each trigger.
  9. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  10. When the Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, it triggers, choosing to return nothing to the battlefield.
  11. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on the nontoken Karmic Guide.
  12. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger from step 8, returning Lagrella from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 12 with Lagrella, the Magpie + Momentary Blink

Also requires: Lagrella, the Magpie Lagrella, the Magpie Momentary Blink Momentary Blink
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Momentary Blink by paying {1}{W}, blinking Lagrella.
  2. When Lagrella enters the battlefield, it and Preston triggers.
  3. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, exiling Karmic Guide until Lagrella leaves the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Lagrella that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  5. Put the nontoken Lagrella into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. If Lagrella is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  7. When Lagrella leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned to the battlefield from exile.
  8. Karmic Guide, Lagrella and Preston each trigger.
  9. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  10. When the Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, it triggers, choosing to return nothing to the battlefield.
  11. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on the nontoken Karmic Guide.
  12. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger from step 8, returning Lagrella from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 13 with Lagrella, the Magpie + Essence Flux

Also requires: Lagrella, the Magpie Lagrella, the Magpie Essence Flux Essence Flux
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Essence Flux by paying {U}, blinking Lagrella.
  2. When Lagrella enters the battlefield, it and Preston triggers.
  3. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, exiling Karmic Guide until Lagrella leaves the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Lagrella that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  5. Put the nontoken Lagrella into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. If Lagrella is your commander, choose not to return it to the command zone from your graveyard.
  7. When Lagrella leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned to the battlefield from exile.
  8. Karmic Guide, Lagrella and Preston each trigger.
  9. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  10. When the Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, it triggers, choosing to return nothing to the battlefield.
  11. Resolve the Lagrella trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on the nontoken Karmic Guide.
  12. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger from step 8, returning Lagrella from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 14 with Phantasmal Image

Also requires: Phantasmal Image Phantasmal Image
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Karmic Guide by paying {3}{W}{W}.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Phantasmal Image to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  3. Choose not to have Phantasmal Image copy anything as it enters the battlefield.
  4. Phantasmal Image dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. Preston triggers, creating a copy of Phantasmal Image that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. Choose to have the Phantasmal Image token enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
  7. When the Phantasmal Image token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the nontoken Phantasmal Image to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 15 with Ashnod's Altar + Chord of Calling

Also requires: Ashnod's Altar Ashnod's Altar Chord of Calling Chord of Calling
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Chord of Calling by paying at most {5}{G}{G}{G}, searching your library for Karmic Guide and putting it onto the battlefield.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters, it and Preston trigger.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning an applicable target from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. When the Karmic Guide token enters, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 16 with Altar of Dementia + Chord of Calling

Also requires: Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia Chord of Calling Chord of Calling
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
Show steps
  1. Cast Chord of Calling by paying at most {5}{G}{G}{G}, searching your library for Karmic Guide and putting it onto the battlefield.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters, it and Preston trigger.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning an applicable target from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. When the Karmic Guide token enters, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 17 with Mirror Image

Also requires: Mirror Image Mirror Image
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB
Show steps
  1. Cast Karmic Guide by paying {3}{W}{W}.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Mirror Image to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  3. Choose not to have Mirror Image copy anything as it enters the battlefield.
  4. Mirror Image dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  5. Preston triggers, creating a copy of Mirror Image that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. Choose to have the Mirror Image token enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
  7. When the Mirror Image token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the nontoken Mirror Image to the battlefield from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 18 with Breath of Life + Phyrexian Altar

Also requires: Breath of Life Breath of Life Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar
Results: Exile all nonland permanents opponents control · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Breath of Life by paying {3}{W}, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  2. Karmic Guide and Preston trigger.
  3. In response, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding {W}.
  4. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve Preston's trigger, creating a 0/1 Illusion token copy of Karmic Guide.
  6. The token Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
  8. Once you have infinite Illusion tokens and infinite mana, you may activate Preston any number of times.
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Combo 19 with Phyrexian Altar + Chord of Calling

Also requires: Phyrexian Altar Phyrexian Altar Chord of Calling Chord of Calling
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard · Infinite sacrifice triggers
Show steps
  1. Cast Chord of Calling by paying at most {5}{G}{G}{G}, searching your library for Karmic Guide and putting it onto the battlefield.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters, it and Preston trigger.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning an applicable target from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  6. When the Karmic Guide token enters, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 20 with Blasting Station + Chord of Calling

Also requires: Blasting Station Blasting Station Chord of Calling Chord of Calling
Results: Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB
Show steps
  1. Cast Chord of Calling by paying at most {5}{G}{G}{G}, searching your library for Karmic Guide and putting it onto the battlefield.
  2. When Karmic Guide enters, it, Blasting Station and Preston trigger.
  3. Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it
  4. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning an applicable target from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. If you returned a creature in step 4, Blasting Station triggers, untapping Blasting Station.
  6. Holding priority, activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Karmic Guide.
  7. Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 Illusion.
  8. When the Karmic Guide token enters, it and Blasting Station trigger.
  9. Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it
  10. Resolve the Karmic Guide token's trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  11. Repeat from step 2.
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