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Academy Manufactor + Mirkwood Bats + There and Back Again Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • All permanents on the battlefield.
    • You have a way to kill a creature. There and Back Again has exactly two lore counters on it.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
    • 2
      There 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.
    • 3
      Mirkwood Bats triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life.
    • 4
      Kill the Smaug token, triggering its ability creating fourteen Treasure, fourteen Clue and fourteen Food tokens.
    • 5
      Mirkwood Bats triggers 42 times, causing each opponent to lose 42 life.
    • 6
      If desired, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding fourteen mana of any color(s).
    • 7
      If you sacrificed the Treasures, Mirkwood Bats triggers fourteen times, causing each opponent to lose 14 life.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Significant lifeloss

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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)

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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