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Satoru Umezawa + Great Whale + Throat Slitter Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Great Whale in hand.
    • Satoru Umezawa and Throat Slitter on the battlefield.
    • Throat Slitter does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked by an opponent. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {4}{u}{b}{b}.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Declare Throat Slitter as an attacker.
    • 2
      When it isn't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {4}{u}{u}{b}.
    • 3
      Activate Great Whale's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{u}{b} and returning Throat Slitter from the battlefield to your hand, putting Great Whale onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
    • 4
      When Great Whale enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
    • 5
      Activate Throat Slitter's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{b} and returning Great Whale from the battlefield to your hand, putting Throat Slitter onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
    • 6
      Repeat from step 2.
    • 7
      If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {5}{u}{b}{b}, this combo nets infinite mana.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB

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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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