Meticulous Excavation + There and Back Again

Meticulous Excavation + There and Back Again Combos

1 known combo featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite card draw Near-infinite ETB Infinite draw triggers Near-infinite storm count Near-infinite LTB

Combo 1 with Caretaker's Talent

Also requires: Caretaker's Talent Caretaker's Talent
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite Treasure tokens
Steps
  1. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
  2. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
  3. Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  4. Activate Caretaker's Talent by paying {W}, putting a level counter on it.
  5. Caretaker's Talent's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
  6. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. The Smaug token that died triggers, and Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers if it hasn't yet triggered this turn.
  8. Resolve the Caretaker's Talent trigger, if applicable, causing you to draw a card.
  9. Resolve the Smaug trigger, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  10. Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {4}{W}{W}{W}.
  11. Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Caretaker's Talent from the battlefield to your hand.
  12. Cast Caretaker's Talent by paying {2}{W}.
  13. Repeat from step 4.
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