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
  1. Activate the cycling land's cycling ability by paying its cycling cost and discarding it.
  2. 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.
  3. Resolve the cycling ability, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Repeat.
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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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Star from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Activate Chromatic Star by paying {1}, tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}.
  6. Chromatic Star triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. 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
  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  2. Cast Chromatic Sphere from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card.
  3. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {G}, returning at least two land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. 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.
  6. Repeat.
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