Volo, Guide to Monsters
Mercurial Pretender
Great Whale

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Mercurial Pretender in hand.
Volo and Great Whale on the battlefield.
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least 3. You have no other Shapeshifters on the battlefield or in your graveyard.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least 3.
2
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying 4.
3
Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender.
4
The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands.
5
Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least 3.
6
The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands.
7
Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying 2, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
8
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Peregrine Drake
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
87%synergy
Man-o'-War
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Temur Sabertooth
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
71%synergy
Twinning Staff
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
69%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Panharmonicon
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
59%synergy
Mulldrifter
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Spark Double
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
55%synergy
Palinchron
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Food Chain
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Acidic Slime
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
49%synergy
Junk Winder
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Double Major
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Beast Whisperer
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Birds of Paradise
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
27%synergy
End-Raze Forerunners
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Worldly Tutor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Hornet Queen
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Terastodon
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
39%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Murkfiend Liege
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Prosperous Innkeeper
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Clever Impersonator
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Kiora's Follower
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Scute Swarm
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Mind Flayer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Dutiful Replicator
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Pathbreaker Ibex
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Sanctum Weaver
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Insidious Fungus
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Silverback Elder
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Auton Soldier
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Reef Worm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Roaming Throne
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Vitality
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Perplexing Test
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Second Harvest
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Beast Within
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-21%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Replication
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Three Visits
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Doppelgang
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Elemental Bond
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Life Finds a Way
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Simic Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Simic Signet
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-0%synergy
Temple of Mystery
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
2%synergy