Body of Research
Sorcery$1.43
Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards in your library.
Legal in Commander
Is
Does
Makes tokens
Combos 45
Body of Research + Simic Ascendancy
- Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your library size is at least twenty.
Steps
Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token, then putting a +1/+1 counter on it for each card in your library. Simic Ascendancy triggers, putting that many growth counters on itself. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Simic Ascendancy triggers, causing you to win the game.
Body of Research + Terrasymbiosis
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature token
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have not drawn cards using Terrasymbiosis this turn.
Steps
Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token and then putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to your deck size. Terrasymbiosis triggers, causing you to draw a card for each +1/+1 counter placed, thus causing you to draw your library.
Body of Research + Rishkar's Expertise
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
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. Cast Rishkar's Expertise by paying {4}{G}{G}, causing you to draw cards equal to Body of Research's power, thus causing you to draw your entire library.
Body of Research + Garruk, Primal Hunter
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token and putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to your deck size. Activate Garruk's second loyalty ability by removing three loyalty counters from it, causing you to draw cards equal to the Fractal's power, thus causing you to draw your entire library.
Body of Research + Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token, and then putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to your deck size. Cast Disciple of Freyalise by paying {3}{G}{G}{G}. When Disciple of Freyalise enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to sacrifice the Fractal token, draw your library, and gain life equal to the amount of cards drawn this way.
Body of Research + Greater Good
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token and putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of cards in your library. Activate Greater Good by sacrificing the Fractal, causing you to draw cards equal to the Fractal's power, then discard three cards.
Body of Research + Season of Gathering
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
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. Cast Season of Gathering by paying {4}{G}{G}, causing you to draw cards equal to Body of Research's power, thus causing you to draw your entire library.
Body of Research + Last March of the Ents
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinitely large creature
- Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token and putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of cards in your library. Cast Last March of the Ents by paying {6}{G}{G}, drawing your entire library and putting all creature cards from your hand and library onto the battlefield.
Body of Research + The Pride of Hull Clade
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite combat damage to one opponent
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
An opponent cannot block creatures you control. You have a way to give a creature you control haste.
Steps
Cast Body of Research by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token, and then putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to your deck size. Give the Fractal token haste. Activate The Pride of Hull Clade by paying {2}{U}{U}, targeting the Fractal. Deal combat damage to an opponent using the Fractal token. The Fractal triggers, causing you to draw cards equal to its toughness.
Body of Research + Chandra's Ignition
- Each opponent loses the game
- Near-infinite damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your library size is greater than or equal to each opponent's life total.
Steps
Cast Body of Reaserch by paying {G}{G}{G}{U}{U}{U}, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token with a number of +1/+1 counters equal to your library size. Cast Chandra's Ignition by paying {3}{R}{R}, causing the Fractal to deal damage equal to its power to each other creature and to each opponent. Each opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
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.
- Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainBody of Research makes creature tokens and Xavier Sal, Infested Captain sacrifices your creatures.
- Verazol, the Split CurrentBody of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures, which Verazol, the Split Current can use.
- The ThingBody of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and The Thing doubles counters.
- Adrix and Nev, TwincastersBody of Research makes creature tokens and Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles tokens.
- Zimone, Paradox SculptorBody of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Zimone, Paradox Sculptor doubles counters.
- Vorel of the Hull CladeBody of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Vorel of the Hull Clade doubles counters.
- Tanazir QuandrixBody of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures and Tanazir Quandrix doubles counters.
- Atraxa, Praetors' VoiceAtraxa, Praetors' Voice proliferates and Body of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Ezuri, Stalker of SpheresEzuri, Stalker of Spheres proliferates and Body of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.
- Tidus, Yuna's GuardianTidus, Yuna's Guardian proliferates and Body of Research puts +1/+1 counters on your creatures.