Saw in Half
Culling the Weak
Scholar of the Ages

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Scholar of the Ages on the battlefield.
Saw in Half and Culling the Weak in hand.
You control an additional creature.
available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Culling the Weak by paying and sacrificing another creature, adding .
2
Cast Saw in Half by paying 2, destroying Scholar of the Ages 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.
3
When the Scholar of the Ages tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Culling the Weak from your graveyard to your hand, as well as up to two additional instants or sorceries.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite magecraft triggers
Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand
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