There and Back Again + Caretaker's Talent + Meticulous Excavation Combo
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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. Caretaker's Talent is level 1.
available
Steps
How does this combo work?
- 1At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
- 2There 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.
- 3Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- 4Activate Caretaker's Talent by paying
, putting a level counter on it.
- 5Caretaker's Talent's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
- 6Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 7The Smaug token that died triggers, and Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers if it hasn't yet triggered this turn.
- 8Resolve the Caretaker's Talent trigger, if applicable, causing you to draw a card.
- 9Resolve the Smaug trigger, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
- 10Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
.
- 11Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying
, returning Caretaker's Talent from the battlefield to your hand.
- 12Cast Caretaker's Talent by paying
.
- 13Repeat from step 4.
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Results
What do I get from this combo?
- Infinite card draw
- Significant creature ETB
- Infinite draw triggers
- Significant storm count
- Significant creature LTB
- Significant death triggers
- Significant colored mana
- Significant Treasure tokens
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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