Chakram Retriever
Palinchron
Helga, Skittish Seer

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least 5. Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 7 or greater.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Helga by tapping it, adding an amount of equal to its power that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or with x in their mana cost.
2
Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least 2.
3
Cast Palinchron by paying 5.
4
Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger.
5
Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga.
6
Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, untapping Helga.
7
Resolve the Palinchron spell.
8
When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
9
Activate Palinchron by paying 2, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
10
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite lifegain
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
Near-infinite untap of lands you control
Near-infinite ETB
Near-infinite LTB
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost

  Combo Metadata

367
DECKS
0.04%
OF 1035597 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 7622
MOST PLAYED OF 55542 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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