Saw in Half
Cabal Ritual
Ardent Elementalist
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Ardent Elementalist on the battlefield. | |
| Saw in Half and Cabal Ritual in hand. | |
| You have at least seven cards in your graveyard. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Cabal Ritual by paying , adding . |
2 | Cast Saw in Half by paying  , destroying Ardent Elementalist and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. |
3 | When the Ardent Elementalist tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Cabal Ritual from your graveyard to your hand. |
4 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite magecraft triggers | |
| Infinite storm count | |
| Infinite creature tokens |
Combo Metadata
175
DECKS
0.01%
OF 2101436 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 10653
MOST PLAYED OF 54045 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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