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Saw in Half + Burnt Offering + Zealous Lorecaster Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Zealous Lorecaster on the battlefield.
    • Burnt Offering in your graveyard.
    • Saw in Half in hand.
    • {2}{b}{b} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{b}, destroying Zealous Lorecaster and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
    • 2
      When the Zealous Lorecaster tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand.
    • 3
      Cast Burnt Offering by paying {b} and sacrificing a Zealous Lorecaster token, adding {b}{b} plus an additional amount of {b} and/or {r} equal to its mana value minus 2.
    • 4
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite black mana
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite red mana
    • 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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