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Salvager of Secrets + Temporal Manipulation Combos

10 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite turns Lock Skip your draw steps Infinite creature tokens

Combo 1 with Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Ghostly Flicker Ghostly Flicker Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Skip your draw steps · Lock
Steps
  1. Activate Mystic Sanctuary by tapping it, adding {U}.
  2. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  3. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking Mystic Sanctuary and Salvager of Secrets.
  4. When Salvager of Secrets and Mystic Sanctuary enter the battlefield, they trigger.
  5. Resolve the Salvager of Secrets trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Resolve the Mystic Sanctuary trigger, putting Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  7. Move to your next turn, drawing Temporal Manipulation during your draw step.
  8. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Dour Port-Mage + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Dour Port-Mage Dour Port-Mage Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Cast Salvager of Secrets by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Move to your next turn.
  5. Activate Dour Port-Mage by paying {1}{U} and tapping it, returning Salvager of Secrets from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Dour Port-Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 3 with Brago, King Eternal + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Brago, King Eternal Brago, King Eternal Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}, getting an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your combat phase.
  3. Deal combat damage with Brago, blinking Salvager of Secrets.
  4. Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Move to your next turn.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 4 with Orvar, the All-Form + Essence Flux + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Orvar, the All-Form Orvar, the All-Form Essence Flux Essence Flux Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Cast Essence Flux by paying {U}, targeting Salvager of Secrets.
  3. Orvar's first ability triggers, creating a copy of Salvager of Secrets.
  4. The Salvager of Secrets token enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve Essence Flux, blinking the nontoken Salvager of Secrets.
  6. The nontoken Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, returning Essence Flux from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 5 with Extravagant Replication + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Extravagant Replication Extravagant Replication Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. At the beginning of your upkeep, Extravagant Replication triggers, creating a token copy of Salvager of Secrets.
  4. When the Salvager of Secrets token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Phantom Steed + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Phantom Steed Phantom Steed Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation, taking an extra turn after this one.
  2. Attack with Phantom Steed.
  3. Phantom Steed triggers, creating a token copy of Salvager of Secrets that is tapped and attacking.
  4. Salvager of Secrets enters, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Pass the turn.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 7 with Followed Footsteps + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Followed Footsteps Followed Footsteps Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}, taking an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. At the beginning of your upkeep, Followed Footsteps triggers, creating a copy of Salvager of Secrets.
  4. Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation to your hand.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 8 with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn.
  2. Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Salvager of Secrets with haste.
  3. The token copy of Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 9 with Progenitor Mimic + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Progenitor Mimic Progenitor Mimic Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn after this one.
  2. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Progenitor Mimic triggers, creating a token copy of Salvager of Secrets.
  3. When the token Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, it triggers itself, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 10 with Chthonian Nightmare + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Chthonian Nightmare Chthonian Nightmare Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
  4. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  5. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}{E}{E}, sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Salvager of Secrets from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
  8. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  9. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most {E}, sacrificing Salvager of Secrets, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.
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