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Esika's Chariot + There and Back Again + Time Sieve Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • All permanents on the battlefield.
    • There and Back Again has exactly two lore counters on it. An opponent cannot block and kill Esika's Chariot.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
    • 2
      There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
    • 3
      Activate Esika's Chariot's crew ability by tapping the Smaug token, causing Esika's Chariot to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
    • 4
      Declare Esika's Chariot as an attacker.
    • 5
      Esika's Chariot's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
    • 6
      Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
    • 7
      When the Smaug token dies, it triggers, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
    • 8
      Activate Time Sieve by tapping it and sacrificing five Treasures, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
    • 9
      Repeat from step 3 each turn.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite turns
    • Lock

Combo Metadata

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Combo Rank

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 three or more cards are allowed.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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