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Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Sneak Attack + Desperate Ritual Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Desperate Ritual in hand.
    • Rootha and Sneak Attack on the battlefield.
    • {3}{r} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{r}.
    • 2
      Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Desperate Ritual.
    • 3
      Resolve the copy of Desperate Ritual, adding {r}{r}{r}.
    • 4
      Activate Sneak Attack by paying {r}, putting Rootha from your hand onto the battlefield.
    • 5
      Repeat from step 2.
    • 6
      If you have another Arcane card in hand, you may either cast that card and splice Desperate Ritual onto it, or splice it onto Desperate Ritual to get infinite copies of the effect(s).
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers

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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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