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Goblin Engineer + Crime Novelist + Intruder Alarm Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • All permanents on the battlefield (Goblin Engineer without summoning sickness on the battlefield).
    • You control a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less. You have an artifact creature card in your graveyard with mana value 3 or less.
    • {r} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Activate Goblin Engineer by paying {r}, tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less, targeting another artifact creature with mana value 3 or less in your graveyard.
    • 2
      When the artifact creature dies, Goblin Engineer and Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {r}.
    • 3
      Resolve the Goblin Engineer ability, returning the targeted artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
    • 4
      When the artifact creature enters, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures.
    • 5
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite artifact ETB
    • Infinite artifact LTB
    • Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite untap of creatures

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Combo Rank

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 three or more cards are allowed.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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