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River Song + Ardent Dustspeaker + Capture of Jingzhou Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Capture of Jingzhou in hand.
    • River Song and Ardent Dustspeaker on the battlefield.
    • Ardent Dustspeaker does not have summoning sickness, and cannot be blocked and killed by an opponent.
    • {3}{u}{u} each turn available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying {3}{u}{u}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
    • 2
      Move to your combat phase, and declare Ardent Dustspeaker as an attacker.
    • 3
      Ardent Dustspeaker triggers, causing you to put Capture of Jingzhou on the bottom of your library from your graveyard, then exile the top two cards of your library with the ability to play them this turn.
    • 4
      Move to your next turn, drawing Capture of Jingzhou from the bottom of your library due to River Song during your draw step.
    • 5
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Significant turns
    • Skip your draw steps
    • 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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