Abstruse Archaic

Combos 6

• Abstruse Archaic + Ulalek, Fused Atrocity + Writhing Chrysalis

  • Infinite colorless mana
  • Infinite creature tokens
  • Infinite +1/+1 counters on an infinite number of creature tokens

  Mana needed: 898 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Abtruse Archaic does not have summoning sickness.

  Steps

  Cast Writhing Chrysalis by paying {2}{R}{G}. Writhing Chrysalis and Ulalek trigger. Holding priority, activate Abstruse Archaic by paying {1} and tapping it, copying Ulalek's trigger. Resolve the copied Ulalek trigger, causing you to pay {C}{C} and creating a copy of the Writhing Chrysalis spell, Writhing Chrysalis's trigger, and Ulalek's trigger. Resolve the copied Ulalek trigger, causing you to pay {C}{C} and creating a copy of at least two Writhing Chrysalis spells, at least two Writhing Chrysalis's triggers, and Ulalek's trigger. Resolve a Writhing Chrysalis trigger, creating two Eldrazi Spawn tokens. Activate two Eldrazi Spawn tokens by sacrificing them, adding {C}{C}. Repeat from 5 any number of times. Once you have infinite copies of the spells and triggers, you can resolve them all, activate any number of Eldrazi Spawn tokens, and trigger all Writhing Chrysalis's final abilities.

  Commander Spellbook ↗

• Abstruse Archaic + Etrata, the Silencer + Strionic Resonator

  • Target opponent loses the game

  Mana needed: 18 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate Strionic Resonator by paying {2} and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Abstruse Archaic by paying {1} and tapping it, copying Strionic Resonator's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Strionic Resonator triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.

  Commander Spellbook ↗

• Abstruse Archaic + Etrata, the Silencer + Lithoform Engine

  • Target opponent loses the game

  Mana needed: 18 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate Lithoform Engine's first ability by paying {2} and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Abstruse Archaic by paying {1} and tapping it, copying Lithoform Engine's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Lithoform Engine triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.

  Commander Spellbook ↗

• Abstruse Archaic + Etrata, the Silencer + Peter Parker's Camera

  • Target opponent loses the game

  Mana needed: 13 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate Peter Parker's Camera by paying {2}, removing a film counter from it and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Abstruse Archaic by paying {1} and tapping it, copying Peter Parker's Camera's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Peter Parker's Camera's triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.

  Commander Spellbook ↗

• Abstruse Archaic + Etrata, the Silencer + The Peregrine Dynamo

  • Target opponent loses the game

  Mana needed: 10 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Etrata is not your commander. (THE PEREGRINE DYNAMO'S TARGET) is not your commander. An opponent controls three nontoken creatures that they own and that are not commanders.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent using Etrata, triggering its ability. Holding priority, activate The Peregrine Dynamo by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Etrata's trigger. Holding priority, activate Abstruse Archaic by paying {1} and tapping it, copying The Peregrine Dynamo's trigger, targeting Etrata's trigger. Resolve both Peregrine Dynamo triggers, copying Etrata's trigger twice. Resolve all Etrata triggers, exiling three creatures an opponent controls and putting hit counters on them, and then causing that opponent to lose the game.

  Commander Spellbook ↗

• Abstruse Archaic + Biorganic Carapace + Mind Over Matter

  • Infinite looting
  • Near-infinite card draw
  • Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
  • Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce

  Mana needed: 0 decks on Commander Spellbook

  How it works

  Before you start

  Biorganic Carapace is attached to a colorless creature you control that does not have summoning sickness and that cannot be blocked by an opponent. You control a mana-producing permanent.

  Steps

  Deal combat damage to an opponent using the creature that has Biorganic Carapace attached, triggering it. Holding priority, activate Abstruse Archaic by paying {1} and tapping it, copying the creature's trigger. Resolve the copy of the creature's ability, drawing a card for each modified creature you control. Holding priority, activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Abstruse Archaic. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a mana-producing permanent. Activate the mana-producing permanent by tapping it, adding {1}. Repeat from step 2.

  Commander Spellbook ↗

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