The Archimandrite
Illusions of Grandeur

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
The Archimandrite on the battlefield.
Illusions of Grandeur in hand.
The Archimandrite is your commander, does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked by an opponent. The Archimandrite has a power of one or greater.
3 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Illusions of Grandeur by paying 3.
2
Illusions of Grandeur enters the battlefield, causing you to gain twenty life.
3
The Archimandrite triggers, giving Advisors, Monks, and Artificers you control +20/+0 until end of turn.
4
Deal combat damage to an opponent using The Archimandrite.
5
The opponent loses the game due to being dealt twenty-one or more damage by your commander.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Target opponent loses the game
The Archimandrite
17%inclusion418 decks2.49K decks
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7%synergy
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Sorceries
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Windfall
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-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
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47%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
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Elixir of Immortality
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Wayfarer's Bauble
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
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6%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
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6%synergy
Spellbook
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5%synergy
Enchantments
Aligned Heart
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38%synergy
Path of Bravery
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38%synergy
Delusions of Mediocrity
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30%synergy
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16%synergy
Cleric Class
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25%synergy
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18%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
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14%synergy
Mystic Remora
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7%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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16%synergy
Wizard Class
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8%synergy
Skywise Teachings
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9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
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Boon Reflection
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
Land Tax
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4%synergy
Propaganda
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-4%synergy
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5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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Monk Class
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
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35%synergy
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11%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
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15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
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46%synergy
Radiant Fountain
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28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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6%synergy
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12%synergy
Blighted Steppe
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16%synergy
Minas Tirith
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7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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6%synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
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7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
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8%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
Command Beacon
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4%synergy
Witch's Clinic
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5%synergy
Urza's Saga
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-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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3%synergy
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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46%synergy
Talisman of Progress
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11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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5%synergy
Azorius Signet
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13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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5%synergy
Izzet Signet
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5%synergy
Boros Signet
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4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
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28%synergy
Pristine Talisman
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21%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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0%synergy
Mind Stone
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-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-6%synergy
Lands
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2%synergy
Raugrin Triome
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31%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
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24%synergy
Mystic Monastery
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5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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21%synergy
Steam Vents
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20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion262 decks437 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
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26%synergy
Training Center
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25%synergy
Spectator Seating
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26%synergy
Battlefield Forge
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5%synergy
Shivan Reef
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5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
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-8%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
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-9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
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5%synergy
Arid Mesa
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13%synergy
Flooded Strand
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10%synergy
Deserted Beach
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16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
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-16%synergy
Sundown Pass
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17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
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11%synergy
Prairie Stream
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-11%synergy
City of Brass
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9%synergy
Tundra
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6%synergy
Perilous Landscape
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-2%synergy
Plateau
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5%synergy
Volcanic Island
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5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
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4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
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9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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-12%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
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9%synergy
Tranquil Cove
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7%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
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8%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
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6%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
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7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
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7%synergy
Boros Garrison
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4%synergy
Mystic Gate
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0%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
13%inclusion56 decks437 decks
-14%synergy
Rugged Prairie
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-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
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3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
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-16%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
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-12%synergy
Temple of Triumph
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-14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion45 decks437 decks
-13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
10%inclusion44 decks437 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion44 decks437 decks
-7%synergy