The Archimandrite
Illusions of Grandeur

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
The Archimandrite on the battlefield.
Illusions of Grandeur in hand.
The Archimandrite is your commander, does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked by an opponent. The Archimandrite has a power of one or greater.
3 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Illusions of Grandeur by paying 3.
2
Illusions of Grandeur enters the battlefield, causing you to gain twenty life.
3
The Archimandrite triggers, giving Advisors, Monks, and Artificers you control +20/+0 until end of turn.
4
Deal combat damage to an opponent using The Archimandrite.
5
The opponent loses the game due to being dealt twenty-one or more damage by your commander.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Target opponent loses the game
The Archimandrite
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Utility Artifacts
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1%synergy
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Spellbook
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Enchantments
Aligned Heart
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38%synergy
Delusions of Mediocrity
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30%synergy
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16%synergy
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25%synergy
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19%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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35%synergy
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11%synergy
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15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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46%synergy
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28%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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16%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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Mana Artifacts
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1%synergy
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47%synergy
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11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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5%synergy
Azorius Signet
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13%synergy
Izzet Signet
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5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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5%synergy
Boros Signet
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4%synergy
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28%synergy
Pristine Talisman
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21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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0%synergy
Mind Stone
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-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-6%synergy
Lands
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24%synergy
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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Sea of Clouds
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26%synergy
Training Center
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25%synergy
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5%synergy
Shivan Reef
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5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
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-9%synergy
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Clifftop Retreat
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-10%synergy
Arid Mesa
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13%synergy
Flooded Strand
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10%synergy
Deserted Beach
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Path of Ancestry
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10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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10%synergy
Sundown Pass
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17%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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-16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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10%synergy
Prairie Stream
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-11%synergy
City of Brass
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9%synergy
Tundra
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6%synergy
Perilous Landscape
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-2%synergy
Plateau
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6%synergy
Volcanic Island
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-12%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
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7%synergy
Boros Garrison
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3%synergy
Mystic Gate
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0%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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-14%synergy
Rugged Prairie
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-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
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4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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-16%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
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-12%synergy
Temple of Triumph
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-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
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-13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
10%inclusion42 decks433 decks
1%synergy