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Illuminor Szeras + Thornbite Staff + Corpse Dance Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Corpse Dance in hand.
    • Illuminor Szeras and Thornbite Staff on the battlefield.
    • Illuminor Szeras does not have summoning sickness. Thornbite Staff attached to Illuminor Szeras. You control another nontoken creature with mana value six or greater.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Illuminor Szeras by tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken creature with mana value six or greater, adding at least six {b}.
    • 2
      The creature dies, triggering Illuminor Szeras, untapping Illuminor Szeras.
    • 3
      Cast Corpse Dance with buyback by paying {4}{b}, returning the creature with mana value six or greater from your graveyard to the battlefield, and returning Corpse Dance to your hand.
    • 4
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite black mana
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count

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Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?

1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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