Evolution Witness
Hardened Academic
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Evolution Witness and Hardened Academic on the battlefield. | |
| You have a permanent card in your graveyard. | |
| You have a way to put a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness. |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Put a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness. |
2 | Evolution Witness triggers, returning a permanent card from your graveyard to your hand. |
3 | Hardened Academic triggers. Holding priority, activate Hardened Academic by discarding the permanent card. |
4 | Resolve the Hardened Academic trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness. |
5 | Repeat from step 2. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature | |
| Infinite self-discard triggers |
Combo Metadata
7
DECKS
0.01%
OF 96621 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 30841
MOST PLAYED OF 53626 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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