Resourceful Defense
Crystalline Crawler
Branching Evolution
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
| A creature you control besides Crystalline Crawler has at least five +1/+1 counters on it. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Resourceful Defense by paying  , removing at least five +1/+1 counters from a creature you control and putting at least ten +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler. |
2 | Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters, adding . |
3 | Activate Resourceful Defense by paying , removing five +1/+1 counters from Crystalline Crawler and putting ten +1/+1 counters on another creature you control. |
4 | Activate Resourceful Defense by paying , removing ten +1/+1 counters from that creature and putting twenty +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler. |
5 | Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability ten times by removing ten +1/+1 counters, adding . |
6 | Repeat from step 3 any number of times. |
7 | Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability any number of times. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite colored mana | |
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control |
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)
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)
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