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Murderous Redcap + Celes, Rune Knight Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Celes on the battlefield.
    • Murderous Redcap in hand.
    • {2}{br}{br} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Murderous Redcap by paying {2}{br}{br}.
    • 2
      When Murderous Redcap enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an amount of damage to itself equal to its power.
    • 3
      Murderous Redcap dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
    • 4
      Murderous Redcap's persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
    • 5
      When Murderous Redcap enters, it and Celes trigger.
    • 6
      Resolve the Celes trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
    • 7
      Resolve the Murderous Redcap trigger, dealing damage to itself equal to its power.
    • 8
      Repeat from step 3.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite death triggers

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Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?

1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)

No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

No early game, 2-card infinite combos, but the community hasn't weighed in yet if this one counts.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

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