Emet-Selch, Unsundered
Illusionist's Stratagem

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Emet-Selch on the battlefield (Emet-Selch on the battlefield as Hades, Sorcerer of Eld on the battlefield).
Illusionist's Stratagem and Extra Turn Spell - GY on Resolution in your graveyard.
You have enough mana to cast the extra turn spell and Illusionist's Stratagem each turn. There are at least thirteen cards in your graveyard.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast the extra turn spell from your graveyard by paying its mana cost.
2
Holding priority, cast Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard by paying its mana cost, blinking Hades and causing it to re-enter the battlefield as Emet-Selch.
3
When Emet-Selch enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to loot.
4
Resolve the extra turn spell, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
5
At the beginning of your upkeep during your extra turn, Emet-Selch triggers, transforming itself into Hades.
6
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite turns
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32%synergy
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13%synergy
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Mana Artifacts
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11%synergy
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29%synergy
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22%synergy
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14%synergy
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19%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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Lands
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65%synergy
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48%synergy
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33%synergy
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28%synergy
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32%synergy
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20%synergy
Breeding Pool
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19%synergy
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23%synergy
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10%synergy
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19%synergy
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14%synergy
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10%synergy
Underground River
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20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Xander's Lounge
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16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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Blood Crypt
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-2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
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16%synergy
Polluted Delta
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21%synergy
Morphic Pool
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Sulfurous Springs
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9%synergy
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15%synergy
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20%synergy
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11%synergy
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18%synergy
Undercity Sewers
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16%synergy
Sunken Ruins
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19%synergy
Choked Estuary
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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Tainted Isle
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10%synergy
Raucous Theater
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10%synergy
Temple of Malice
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6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
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6%synergy
Haunted Ridge
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3%synergy
Luxury Suite
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-5%synergy
Training Center
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-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
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10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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3%synergy