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One Ring to Rule Them All + Body of Research Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • One Ring to Rule Them All and Body of Research in hand.
    • You have the largest deck size or are tied for the largest deck size.
    • {2}{b}{b}{g}{g}{g}{u}{u}{u} available
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      Cast Body of Research by paying {g}{g}{g}{u}{u}{u}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token, then putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to your deck size.
    • 2
      Cast One Ring to Rule Them All by paying {2}{b}{b}, which enters the battlefield with a lore counter on it.
    • 3
      One Ring to Rule Them All's first chapter ability triggers, causing the Ring to tempt you, then causing the Fractal to become your Ring-bearer, then causing each player to mill cards equal to the Fractal's power.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite mill
    • Infinite self-mill

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 is a true 2-card combo.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

The community has determined this isn't an early game combo.

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
64%
Significant Results
79%
Early Game
7.1%
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