Volo, Guide to Monsters
Mercurial Pretender
Great Whale
1

  Played with this combo

   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

  Combo Metadata

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