Marneus Calgar
The Watcher in the Water
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Marneus Calgar and The Watcher in the Water on the battlefield. | |
| You have a way to draw a card during an opponent's turn. You have a way to interrupt the loop after drawing your library. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Draw a card during an opponent's turn by triggering Marneus Calgar using his activated ability, or by any other method. |
2 | The Watcher in the Water triggers, creating a 1/1 Tentacle creature token. |
3 | When the Tentacle enters the battlefield, Marneus Calgar triggers, causing you to draw a card. |
4 | Repeat from step 2. |
5 | After drawing any number of cards, interrupt the mandatory infinite loop by winning the game or removing a combo piece in response to a trigger. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite card draw | |
| Infinite draw triggers | |
| Near-infinite creature tokens | |
| Near-infinite ETB |
Combo Metadata
442
DECKS
0.04%
OF 1091329 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 6580
MOST PLAYED OF 52988 COMBOS
{ } Commander Bracket Information
In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2
Exhibition and Core
(no 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true, early game, 2-card combo.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
Combo Voting
Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?
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