Life from the Loam + Six Combos
11 known combos featuring both cards in Commander
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Combo 1 with Lion's Eye Diamond
Also requires:
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lion's Eye Diamond
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Steps
- Activate the cycling land's cycling ability by paying its cycling cost and discarding it.
- Holding priority, activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding {G}{G}{G} if you have no {G} available or adding three mana of the color used to cycle the land otherwise.
- Resolve the cycling ability, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {1}{G}, returning the cycling land and up to two other lands from your graveyard to your hand.
- Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card from your hand except the cycling land.
- Repeat.
Combo 2 with Chromatic Star + Lotus Petal + Helm of Awakening
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 3 with Chromatic Sphere + Lotus Petal + Helm of Awakening
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Sphere by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1} and causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 4 with Chromatic Star + Lotus Petal + Stone Calendar
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 5 with Chromatic Sphere + Lotus Petal + Stone Calendar
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Sphere by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1} and causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 6 with Chromatic Star + Lotus Petal + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 7 with Chromatic Sphere + Lotus Petal + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Sphere by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1} and causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 8 with Chromatic Star + Lotus Petal + Sami, Wildcat Captain
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 9 with Chromatic Sphere + Lotus Petal + Sami, Wildcat Captain
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Sphere by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1} and causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 10 with Chromatic Star + Lotus Petal + Temur Battlecrier
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
- Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
Combo 11 with Chromatic Sphere + Lotus Petal + Temur Battlecrier
Results:
Infinite self-mill
· Near-infinite storm count
· Near-infinite self-discard triggers
· Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Show steps
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
- Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Chromatic Sphere by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1} and causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
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