Skip to content

Rakdos Joins Up + Clever Impersonator Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Rakdos Joins Up and Clever Impersonator on the battlefield.
    • {2}{u}{u} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Clever Impersonator by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
    • 2
      Put Clever Impersonator into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
    • 3
      Clever Impersonator's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability.
    • 4
      Resolve Clever Impersonator's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent and causing you to gain that much life.
    • 5
      Resolve Clever Impersonator's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
    • 6
      Repeat from step 2.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite damage

Combo Metadata

Decks

Combo Rank

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?

Trivial Prerequisites
100%
Significant Results
87%
Early Game
87%
Size
View
New Commanders
Top Commanders
New Cards
Top Cards
High Lift
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands