Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Karmic Guide
Mercurial Pretender

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Abdel Adrian on the battlefield.
Karmic Guide in exile (Karmic Guide exiled by Abdel Adrian in exile).
Mercurial Pretender in hand.
You have enough mana to cast Mercurial Pretender.

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
2
Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
3
Karmic Guide and Mercurial Pretender's abilities trigger.
4
Resolve the Mercurial Pretender ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Mercurial Pretender leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
5
Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
6
Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
7
Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger.
8
Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
9
Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Mercurial Pretender from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
10
Repeat from step 2.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents

  Combo Metadata

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OF 1784795 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)
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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