Molten-Core Maestro
Searing Touch
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Molten-Core Maestro on the battlefield (Molten-Core Maestro with power 4 or greater on the battlefield). | |
| Searing Touch in hand. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Searing Touch with buyback by paying |
2 | Molten-Core Maestro triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding an amount of equal to its power. |
3 | Resolve Searing Touch, dealing 1 damage to any target and returning it to your hand. |
4 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature | |
| Infinite damage | |
| Infinite magecraft triggers | |
| Infinite red mana | |
| Infinite storm count |
Combo Metadata
400
DECKS
0.10%
OF 387733 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 6997
MOST PLAYED OF 53368 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)
No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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