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Avenger of Zendikar

Avenger of Zendikar

Creature — Elemental5/5$0.48

When this creature enters, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token for each land you control. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each Plant creature you control.

Legal in Commander

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Combos 18

  • Avenger of Zendikar + Esix, Fractal Bloom + Biovisionary

    • Win the game

    Mana needed: 3,711 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have not created any tokens this turn. You control at least three lands.

    Steps

    Cast Avenger of Zendikar by paying {5}{G}{G}. Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, creating at least three token copies of Biovisionary due to Esix. At the beginning of your end step, each Biovisionary triggers. Resolve the first Biovisionary trigger, causing you to win the game.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Biovisionary + Mystic Reflection

    • Win the game

    Mana needed: 1,478 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least three lands.

    Steps

    Cast Avenger of Zendikar by paying {5}{G}{G}. Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, triggering its ability. Holding priority, cast Mystic Reflection by paying {1}{U}, causing the next creatures or planeswalkers to enter the battlefield this turn to enter as copies of Biovisionary. Resolve the Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating at least three Biovisionary tokens. At the beginning of your end step, each Biovisionary triggers. Resolve the first Biovisionary trigger, causing you to win the game.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Horde of Notions + Phyrexian Altar

    • Cast a subset of spells in your graveyard
    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite creature tokens

    Mana needed: 537 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least five lands.

    Steps

    Cast Avenger of Zendikar by paying {5}{G}{G}. Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, triggering itself, creating at least five 0/1 Plant creature tokens. Activate Phyreixan Altar five times by sacrificing Avenger of Zendikar and four Plant tokens, adding {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. Activate Horde of Notions by paying {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}, casting Avenger of Zendikar from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Repeat from step 2. Once you have infinite creature tokens, you may activate Phyrexian Altar any number of times.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar

    • Infinite colorless mana
    • Infinite creature tokens

    Mana needed: 426 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control a land.

    Steps

    Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Avenger of Zendikar, adding {C}{C}. When Avenger of Zendikar dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay {4} to return Avenger of Zendikar from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it. When Avenger of Zendikar enters, it triggers, creating at least one creature token. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding {C}{C}. Repeat.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Emiel the Blessed + Ashnod's Altar

    • Infinite colorless mana
    • Infinite creature tokens

    Mana needed: 236 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least two lands.

    Steps

    Activate Emiel the Blessed by paying {3}, blinking Avenger of Zendikar. When Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, it triggers itself and Emiel the Blessed. Resolve Emiel the Blessed's ability, choosing not to pay for it. Resolve Avenger of Zendikar's ability, creating at least two 0/1 Plant creature tokens. When the creature tokens enter the battlefield, Emiel the Blessed triggers once for each token; choose not to pay for its ability. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing two Plant tokens, adding {4}. Repeat any number of times. Once you have infinite colorless mana, you may activate Emiel the Blessed any number of times.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Nim Deathmantle + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite colored mana

    Mana needed: 197 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least four lands.

    Steps

    Cast Avenger of Zendikar. Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, creating a number of 0/1 green Plant creature tokens equal to the number of lands you control. Sacrifice 3 Plant tokens to Phyrexian Altar adding three mana in any combination of colors. Sacrifice Avenger of Zendikar to Phyrexian Altar to add a mana of any color. Nim Deathmantle triggers. Pay for the Nim Deathmantle trigger, returning Avenger of Zendikar to the battlefield with Nim Deathmantle attached to it. Repeat steps 2-6.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Purphoros, God of the Forge + Tainted Strike

    • Each opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 145 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    you control at least four lands.

    Steps

    Cast Tainted Strike, giving Purphoros +1/+0 and infect until end of turn. Cast Avenger of Zendikar. Avenger of Zendikar enters, triggering itself and Purphoros. Resolve the Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating a Plant token for each land you control. The tokens enter, triggering Purphoros four times. Resolve All Purphoros triggers giving each opponent ten poison counters.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Cloudstone Curio + Phyrexian Altar

    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite creature tokens

    Mana needed: 99 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least seven lands.

    Steps

    Cast Avenger of Zendikar by paying {5}{G}{G}. When Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, its first ability and Cloudstone Curio trigger. Resolve the Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating at least seven 0/1 Plant creature tokens. When the Plants enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times times. Resolve the first trigger, returning Avenger of Zendikar to your hand from the battlefield. Resolve all remaining triggers, choosing not to return anything to your hand. Activate Phyrexian Altar seven times by sacrificing seven Plants, adding {5}{G}{G}. Repeat. If you control eight or more lands, this combo nets infinite Plant tokens and infinite colored mana.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Mystic Reflection + Impact Tremors

    • Near-infinite creature tokens
    • Near-infinite damage

    Mana needed: 99 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Avenger of Zendikar by paying {5}{G}{G}. Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, triggering its ability and Impact Tremors. Holding priority, cast Mystic Reflection by paying {1}{U}, causing the next creatures or planeswalkers to enter the battlefield this turn to enter as copies of Avenger of Zendikar. Resolve the Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating a token copy of Avenger of Zendikar for each land you control. Each Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, triggering their abilities and Impact Tremors that many times. Resolve an Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token for each land you control. The Plants enter the battlefield, triggering Impact Tremors that many times, dealing 1 damage to each opponent for each Plant that entered the battlefield this way. Repeat from step 6 for each remaining trigger. Resolve all remaining Impact Tremors triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent for each trigger.

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  • Avenger of Zendikar + Esix, Fractal Bloom + Altar of the Brood

    • Infinite mill
    • Near-infinite creature tokens

    Mana needed: 82 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Each opponent has no more than ninety-one cards in their library. You control at least nine lands. You have not created a token this turn.

    Steps

    Cast Avenger of Zendikar by paying {5}{G}{G}. When Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, it and Altar of the Brood triggers. Resolve the Altar of the Brood trigger, causing each opponent to mill a card. Resolve the Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating a token copy of Avenger of Zendikar for each land you control due to Esik. Each Avenger of Zendikar token enters the battlefield, triggering themselves and triggering Altar of the Brood once for each token. Resolve all Altar of the Brood triggers, causing each opponent to mill that many cards. Resolve the first Avenger of Zendikar trigger, creating a 0/1 Plant creature token for each land you control. When the Plants enter the battlefield, Altar of the Brood triggers that many times, causing each opponent to mill that many cards. Repeat from step 7 for each remaining Avenger of Zendikar trigger.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.

Best commanders

Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.

  1. Ghave, Guru of SporesAvenger of Zendikar puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures, which Ghave, Guru of Spores can use.
  2. Byrke, Long Ear of the LawAvenger of Zendikar puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Byrke, Long Ear of the Law doubles counters.
  3. Quina, Qu GourmetAvenger of Zendikar makes creature tokens and Quina, Qu Gourmet sacrifices your creatures.
  4. Lily Bowen, Raging GrandmaAvenger of Zendikar puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma doubles counters.
  5. Mowu, Loyal CompanionAvenger of Zendikar puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Mowu, Loyal Companion doubles counters.
  6. Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralAvenger of Zendikar makes creature tokens, which Chatterfang, Squirrel General can use because it rewards having/making creature tokens.
  7. Emiel the BlessedEmiel the Blessed blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Avenger of Zendikar can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  8. Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainXavier Sal, Infested Captain proliferates and Avenger of Zendikar puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
  9. Bristly Bill, Spine SowerAvenger of Zendikar puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Bristly Bill, Spine Sower doubles counters.
  10. The Gitrog, Ravenous RideThe Gitrog, Ravenous Ride puts extra lands into play, which Avenger of Zendikar can use.

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