High Tide
Scholar of the Ages
Ghostly Flicker
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All cards in hand. | |
| You control at least seven untapped Islands. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate an Island by tapping it, adding . |
2 | Cast High Tide by paying , creating a delayed triggered ability that adds whenever an Island is tapped for mana this turn. |
3 | Activate four Islands by tapping them, adding . |
4 | High Tide's delayed trigger triggers four times, adding an additional . |
5 | Cast Scholar of the Ages by paying  . |
6 | Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, triggering itself, returning High Tide from your graveyard to your hand. |
7 | Cast High Tide by paying , creating a second delayed triggered ability. |
8 | Activate two Islands by tapping them, adding . |
9 | High Tide delayed triggers trigger a combined total of four times, adding an additional . |
10 | Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying  , blinking an Island and Scholar of the Ages. |
11 | Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, triggering itself, returning High Tide and Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand. |
12 | Repeat from step 7, except that you activate only one Island in step 8 and trigger an increasing number of High Tide delayed triggered abilities in step 9. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite blinking of artifacts, creatures, and lands | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite magecraft triggers | |
| Infinite mana lands you control can produce | |
| Infinite storm count | |
| Infinite landfall triggers | |
| Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand |
Combo Metadata
1056
DECKS
0.02%
OF 4641604 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 4068
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{ } 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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