Volo, Guide to Monsters
Mercurial Pretender
Great Whale
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  .
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 . |
2 | Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying  . |
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 . |
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  , 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
11
DECKS
0.00%
OF 2026926 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 28194
MOST PLAYED OF 54322 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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