Scholar of the Ages +

Scholar of the Ages + Temporal Manipulation Combos

20 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite turns Lock Infinite creature tokens Infinite recursion of instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard

Combo 1 with Ghostly Flicker + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Ghostly Flicker Ghostly Flicker Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Temporal Manipulation + Essence Flux

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Essence Flux Essence Flux
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Essence Flux by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Essence Flux from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 3 with Temporal Manipulation + Displace

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Displace Displace
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Displace by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Displace from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 4 with Temporal Manipulation + Blur

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Blur Blur
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Blur by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Blur from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 5 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 Scholar of the Ages by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages 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 Scholar of the Ages from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Dour Port-Mage triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  7. Repeat.
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Combo 6 with Temporal Manipulation + Planar Incision

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Planar Incision Planar Incision
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Planar Incision by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Planar Incision from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 7 with Temporal Manipulation + Illusionist's Stratagem

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Illusionist's Stratagem Illusionist's Stratagem
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 8 with Temporal Manipulation + Splash Portal

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Splash Portal Splash Portal
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Splash Portal by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Splash Portal from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 9 with Temporal Manipulation + Siren's Ruse

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Siren's Ruse Siren's Ruse
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Siren's Ruse by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Siren's Ruse from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 10 with Temporal Manipulation + Cloudshift

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Cloudshift Cloudshift
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Cloudshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Cloudshift from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 11 with Temporal Manipulation + Momentary Blink

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Momentary Blink Momentary Blink
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Momentary Blink by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Momentary Blink from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 12 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 Scholar of the Ages.
  4. When the Scholar of the Ages token enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 13 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 Scholar of the Ages.
  4. Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation to your hand.
  5. Repeat.
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Combo 14 with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation
Results: Infinite recursion of instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard · 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 Scholar of the Ages with haste.
  3. The token copy of Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation and any second instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 15 with Temporal Manipulation + Another Round

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Another Round Another Round
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Another Round by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Another Round from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 16 with Escape Protocol + Temporal Manipulation

Also requires: Escape Protocol Escape Protocol 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. Activate any instant/sorcery card in your hand's cycling ability by paying its cycling cost and discarding it.
  3. Escape Protocol triggers, causing you to pay {1} to blink Scholar of the Ages.
  4. Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation and the card with cycling from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the cycling ability from step 2, causing you to draw a card.
  6. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 17 with Temporal Manipulation + Flicker of Fate

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Flicker of Fate Flicker of Fate
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Flicker of Fate by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Flicker of Fate from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 18 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 Scholar of the Ages that is tapped and attacking.
  4. Scholar of the Ages enters, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Pass the turn.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 19 with Temporal Manipulation + Acrobatic Maneuver

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Acrobatic Maneuver Acrobatic Maneuver
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Acrobatic Maneuver by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Acrobatic Maneuver from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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Combo 20 with Temporal Manipulation + Justiciar's Portal

Also requires: Temporal Manipulation Temporal Manipulation Justiciar's Portal Justiciar's Portal
Results: Infinite turns · Lock
Show steps
  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying its mana cost, taking an extra turn.
  2. Cast Justiciar's Portal by paying its mana cost, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  3. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation and Justiciar's Portal from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat each turn.
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