Rakdos Joins Up
Clever Impersonator
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| Rakdos Joins Up and Clever Impersonator on the battlefield. | |
 available |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Cast Clever Impersonator by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up. |
2 | Put Clever Impersonator into your graveyard due to the legend rule. |
3 | Clever Impersonator's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability. |
4 | Resolve Clever Impersonator's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent and causing you to gain that much life. |
5 | Resolve Clever Impersonator's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up. |
6 | Repeat from step 2. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite LTB | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite death triggers | |
| Infinite damage |
Combo Metadata
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OF 1064005 ELIGIBLE DECKS
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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)
The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.
3
Upgraded
(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this is a true, early game, 2-card combo.
4-5
Optimized and CEDH
(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
Combo Voting
Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?
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