Chthonian Nightmare
Archaeomancer
Capture of Jingzhou
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Archaeomancer in your graveyard. | |
| Chthonian Nightmare and Capture of Jingzhou in hand. | |
You control a nontoken creature with mana value 2 or less.
You have at least  . | |
 the first turn, with  each extra turn available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying , causing you to take an extra turn after this one. |
2 | Move to your next turn. |
3 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying  . |
4 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get . |
5 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing a creature with mana value 2 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Archaeomancer from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
6 | When Archaeomancer enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Capture of Jingzhou from your graveyard to your hand. |
7 | Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying . |
8 | When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get . |
9 | Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most , sacrificing Archaeomancer, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
10 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite turns | |
| Lock |
Combo Metadata
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DECKS
Rank 50202
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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)
All combos are allowed.
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