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Evolution Witness + Hardened Academic Combo

  • 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

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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)

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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