Volo, Guide to Monsters
Mercurial Pretender
Great Whale

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Mercurial Pretender in hand.
Volo and Great Whale on the battlefield.
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least 3. You have no other Shapeshifters on the battlefield or in your graveyard.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least 3.
2
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying 4.
3
Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender.
4
The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands.
5
Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least 3.
6
The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands.
7
Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying 2, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
8
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count

  Combo Metadata

9
DECKS
0.00%
OF 1941458 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 28044
MOST PLAYED OF 51249 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)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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