Kalamax, the Stormsire
Chandra's Ignition
Return the Favor
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Kalamax on the battlefield. | |
| Chandra's Ignition and Return the Favor in hand. | |
| Kalamax is tapped. You have not cast any instant spell this turn. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Chandra's Ignition by paying  . |
2 | Holding priority, cast Return the Favor with its first mode selected by paying  . |
3 | Kalamax's first and second abilities trigger. |
4 | Resolve the first ability, creating a copy of Return the Favor targeting Chanrda's Ignition. |
5 | Resolve the second ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Kalamax. |
6 | Resolve the Return the Favor copy, creating a copy of Return the Favor. |
7 | Kalamax's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself. |
8 | Repeat from step 6 any number of times. |
9 | Once you have an arbitrarily large Kalamax, resolve Chandra's Ignition, causing Kalamax to deal damage equal to its power to each other creature and each opponent. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite damage | |
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature |
Combo Metadata
705
DECKS
0.07%
OF 992643 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 5098
MOST PLAYED OF 54275 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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