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Briar Hydra + Sage of Hours Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • Briar Hydra and Sage of Hours on the battlefield.
    • Briar Hydra does not have summoning sickness. You control a land of each basic land type. An opponent is unable to block and kill Briar Hydra.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Deal combat damage to an opponent using Briar Hydra.
    • 2
      Briar Hydra triggers, putting five +1/+1 counters on Sage of Hours.
    • 3
      Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take at least one additional turn after this one.
    • 4
      Repeat each turn.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite turns
    • 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)

The community has determined this isn't a true 2-card combo because the prerequisites are nontrivial. However, it was a close vote. Play with caution.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

The community has determined this isn't a true 2-card combo in a close vote while it is an early game combo. Play with caution.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

Combo Voting

Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?

Trivial Prerequisites
46%
Significant Results
92%
Early Game
54%
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