Squandered Resources
World Shaper
Chthonian Nightmare
Dryad Arbor
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Dryad Arbor in your graveyard. | |
| Chthonian Nightmare in hand. | |
| Squandered Resources and World Shaper on the battlefield. | |
| You control at least four mana-producing lands except Dryad Arbor, two of which can tap to produce at least |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Squandered Resources by sacrificing a land, adding one mana of any color that land could produce. |
2 | Repeat step 1 until you have at least  available and/or you control no other mana-producing lands. |
3 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying  . |
4 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get  . |
5 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by sacrificing World Shaper and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, targeting Dryad Arbor. |
6 | When World Shaper dies, its second ability triggers, returning all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. |
7 | The ability from step 3 fizzles due to having no legal target, as Dryad Arbor will be returned to the battlefield by World Shaper. |
8 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying . |
9 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get . |
10 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing Dryad Arbor and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning World Shaper from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
11 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite energy counters | |
| Infinite self-mill | |
| Infinite storm count | |
| Infinite mana lands you control can produce | |
| Infinite landfall triggers | |
| Put all land cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield |
Combo Metadata
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3
Upgraded
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Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
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