Staff of Domination + There and Back Again

Staff of Domination + There and Back Again Combos

5 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite card draw Infinite colored mana Infinite death triggers Infinite draw triggers Infinite ETB

Combo 1 with Satsuki, the Living Lore + Hex Parasite

Also requires: Satsuki, the Living Lore Satsuki, the Living Lore Hex Parasite Hex Parasite
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Steps
  1. Activate Satsuki by tapping it, putting a lore counter on There and Back Again.
  2. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers.
  3. Holding priority, activate Hex Parasite by paying {1}{B/P}, removing a lore counter from There and Back Again and giving Hex Parasite +1/+0 until end of turn.
  4. Resolve the There and Back Again ability, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token.
  5. If you control two Smaugs, put one into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  6. If you do, the Smaug that died triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  7. If you made Treasures this way, activate six Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {5}{B}.
  8. Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying {3} and tapping it, untapping Satsuki.
  9. Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying {1}, untapping it.
  10. Repeat.
  11. Once you have infinite mana, you may use it to activate Staff of Domination's other abilities.
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Combo 2 with Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

Also requires: Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite card draw · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite copies of tokens you control that entered the battlefield this turn
Show 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. Activate Ghired by tapping it, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
  4. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  5. When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  6. Activate four Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {4}.
  7. Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying {3}, untapping Ghired.
  8. Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying {1}, untapping it.
  9. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 3 with Rydia, Summoner of Mist + Barbara Wright + Hex Parasite

Also requires: Rydia, Summoner of Mist Rydia, Summoner of Mist Barbara Wright Barbara Wright Hex Parasite Hex Parasite
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite card draw · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show steps
  1. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it and triggering its third chapter ability, creating a 6/6 Smaug legendary creature token and sacrifice There and Back Again.
  2. Activate Rydia by paying {5} and tapping it, returning There and Back Again from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. As There and Back Again enters the battlefield, choose to have it enter with three lore counters due to its read-ahead ability.
  3. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Hex Parasite by paying {1}{B/P}, removing the finality counter from There and Back Again.
  4. Resolve the There and Back Again trigger, creating a 6/6 Smaug legendary creature token and sacrifice There and Back Again.
  5. Put a Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule, triggering its ability, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  6. Activate eleven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {10}{B}.
  7. Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying {3}, untapping Rydia.
  8. Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying {1}, untapping it.
  9. Repeat from step 2.
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Combo 4 with Romana II

Also requires: Romana II Romana II
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite card draw · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens
Show 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. Activate Romana II by paying {1} and tapping it, creating a token copy of Smaug with haste.
  4. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  5. When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  6. Activate five Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {5}.
  7. Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying {3}, untapping Romana II.
  8. Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying {1}, untapping it.
  9. Repeat from step 3.
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Combo 5 with Blade of Shared Souls + Flamewright

Also requires: Blade of Shared Souls Blade of Shared Souls Flamewright Flamewright
Results: Infinite card draw · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite LTB · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite untap of creatures you control
Show 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. Activate Flamewright's first ability by paying {1} and tapping it, creating a 1/1 Construct creature token.
  4. Activate Blade of Shared Souls' equip ability by paying {2}, attaching it to the Construct token.
  5. Blade of Shared Souls triggers, causing the Construct to become a copy of Smaug for as long as Blade of Shared Souls is attached to it.
  6. Put the Construct token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. When the Construct dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure artifact tokens.
  8. Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {7}.
  9. Activate Staff of Domination's third ability by paying {3} and tapping it, untapping Flamewright.
  10. Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying {1}, untapping it.
  11. Repeat from step 3.
  12. Once you have infinite mana, you may simply tap and untap Flamewright to get infinite Construct tokens, and then use its second ability to sacrifice them for infinite damage.
  13. You may also use the mana to activate any of Staff of Domination's abilities.
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