Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Karmic Guide
Phantasmal Image
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Abdel Adrian on the battlefield. | |
| Karmic Guide in exile (Karmic Guide exiled by Abdel Adrian in exile). | |
| Phantasmal Image in hand. | |
| You have enough mana to cast Phantasmal Image. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Phantasmal Image by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian. |
2 | Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile. |
3 | Karmic Guide and Phantasmal Image's abilities trigger. |
4 | Resolve the Phantasmal Image ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Phantasmal Image leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. |
5 | Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
6 | Put Phantasmal Image into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile. |
7 | Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger. |
8 | Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. |
9 | Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Phantasmal Image from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian. |
10 | Repeat from step 2. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite creature tokens | |
| Infinite blinking of nonland permanents |
Combo Metadata
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{ } Commander Bracket Information
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Exhibition and Core
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Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3
Upgraded
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Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
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