Essence Warden
Herd Baloth
Light of Promise
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield (Light of Promise attached to Herd Baloth on the battlefield). | |
| You have a way to gain life. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Gain life. |
2 | Light of Promise triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth. |
3 | Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token. |
4 | When the creature token enters the battlefield, Essence Warden triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. |
5 | Repeat from step 2. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite lifegain triggers | |
| Infinite lifegain | |
| Infinite creature tokens | |
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature |
Combo Metadata
285
DECKS
0.01%
OF 1908872 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 8454
MOST PLAYED OF 54045 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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