There and Back Again
Caretaker's Talent
Meticulous Excavation
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| There and Back Again has exactly two lore counters on it. Caretaker's Talent is level 1. | |
| available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
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 | Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. |
4 | Activate Caretaker's Talent by paying , putting a level counter on it. |
5 | Caretaker's Talent's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token. |
6 | Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule. |
7 | The Smaug token that died triggers, and Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers if it hasn't yet triggered this turn. |
8 | Resolve the Caretaker's Talent trigger, if applicable, causing you to draw a card. |
9 | Resolve the Smaug trigger, creating fourteen Treasure tokens. |
10 | Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding  . |
11 | Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying  , returning Caretaker's Talent from the battlefield to your hand. |
12 | Cast Caretaker's Talent by paying . |
13 | Repeat from step 4. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite card draw | |
| Near-infinite ETB | |
| Infinite draw triggers | |
| Near-infinite storm count | |
| Near-infinite LTB | |
| Near-infinite death triggers | |
| Near-infinite colored mana | |
| Near-infinite Treasure tokens |
Combo Metadata
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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 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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