Crime Novelist
Thopter Foundry
Sword of the Meek
Prerequisites
What do I need to start this combo?
| All permanents on the battlefield. | |
Steps
How does this combo work?
1 | Activate Thopter Foundry by paying |
2 | Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding . |
3 | Resolve the Thopter Foundry ability, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token and causing you to gain 1 life. |
4 | When the Thopter enters the battlefield, Sword of the Meek triggers, returning Sword of the Meek from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to the Thopter. |
5 | Repeat. |
Results
What do I get from this combo?
| Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature | |
| Infinite creature tokens | |
| Infinite ETB | |
| Infinite lifegain | |
| Infinite lifegain triggers |
Combo Metadata
841
DECKS
0.13%
OF 635771 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 4435
MOST PLAYED OF 53067 COMBOS
{ } 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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