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Gollum, Patient Plotter + Skirge Familiar + Insidious Roots Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Gollum in hand.
    • Skirge Familiar and Insidious Roots on the battlefield.
    • You control an additional creature.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Gollum, adding {b}.
    • 2
      Activate Gollum by paying {b} and sacrificing a creature, returning Gollum from your graveyard to your hand.
    • 3
      Insidious Roots triggers, creating a creature token and putting a +1/+1 counter on each Plant you control.
    • 4
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures

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Combo Rank

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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