Elite Arcanist
Creature — Human Wizard1/1$0.31
When this creature enters, you may exile an instant card from your hand. , : Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. X is the mana value of the exiled card.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 27
Elite Arcanist + Dramatic Reversal
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Elite Arcanist does not have summoning sickness.Nonland permanents you control can tap for at least {3}.
Steps
Activate the nonland permanents by tapping them, adding at least {3}. Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Dramatic Reversal and casting the copy. Resolve the Dramatic Reversal copy, untapping all nonland permanents you control. Repeat.
Elite Arcanist + Nexus of Fate
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Elite Arcanist does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {7} and tapping it, creating a copy of Nexus of Fate and casting it without paying it's mana cost to take an extra turn after this one. Repeat.
Elite Arcanist + Gilded Lotus + Dramatic Reversal
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce
- Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Tap Gilded Lotus for {3} of any color. Using {2}, tap Elite Arcanist to cast a copy of Dramatic Reversal. Repeat for infinite mana.
Elite Arcanist + Obeka, Brute Chronologist + Final Fortune
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Elite Arcanist does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Pay {2} and tap Elite Arcanist to cast Final Fortune. Pass the turn. Pay {2} and tap Elite Arcanist to cast Final Fortune. Pass the turn. With the lose the game trigger on the stack, tap Obeka to end the turn. Repeat steps 3-5.
Elite Arcanist + To Arms!
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite untap of creatures you control
- Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {2}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures by tapping it, adding at least {2}. Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {2} and tapping it, copying To Arms! and casting the copy without paying its mana cost. Resolve the copy of To Arms!, untapping all creatures you control and causing you to draw a card. Repeat.
Elite Arcanist + Vitalize
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {1}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures by tapping it, adding at least {1}. Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {1} and tapping it, copying Vitalize and casting the copy without paying its mana cost. Resolve the copy of Vitalize, untapping all creatures you control. Repeat.
Elite Arcanist + Great Train Heist
- Infinite combat phases
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinitely powerful creatures you control until end of turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {3}{R}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures by tapping it, adding at least {3}{R}. Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {1} and tapping it, copying Great Train Heist and casting the copy without paying its mana cost, and choosing to pay {2}{R} to select its first mode. Resolve the copy of Great Train Heist, untapping all creatures you control and get an additional combat phase if it is currently a combat phase. Repeat.
Elite Arcanist + Rally of Wings
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {2}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures by tapping it, adding at least {2}. Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Rally of Wings and casting the copy without paying its mana cost. Resolve the copy of Rally of Wings, untapping all creatures you control and giving creatures you control with flying +2/+2 until end of turn. Repeat.
Elite Arcanist + Energy Arc
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Energy Arc exiled by Elite Arcanist. Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {2}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures by tapping it, adding at least {2}. Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {2} and tapping it, copying Energy Arc and casting the copy without paying its mana cost. Resolve the copy of Energy Arc, untapping all creatures you control. Repeat.
Elite Arcanist + Jeskai Ascendancy + Storm-Kiln Artist
- Infinite copies of instant cards with mana value 1 or less exiled by Elite Arcanist
- Infinite looting
- Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Any instant card with mana value 1 or less exiled by Elite Arcanist. Elite Arcanist does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Elite Arcanist by paying {1} and tapping it, copying the exiled instant card and casting the copy without paying its mana cost. Jeskai Ascendancy's first and second abilities trigger, as well as Storm-Kiln Artist. Resolve the first Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, giving creatures you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve the second Jeskai Ascendancy trigger, allowing you to loot. Resolve the Storm-Kiln Artist trigger, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}. Resolve the copy of the instant spell created in step 1. Repeat.
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.
- Naban, Dean of IterationElite Arcanist is a Wizard, which Naban, Dean of Iteration can use.
- Kaza, Roil ChaserElite Arcanist is a Wizard, which Kaza, Roil Chaser can use.
- Aang and KataraElite Arcanist taps your creatures, which Aang and Katara can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated copies your triggered abilities, which Elite Arcanist can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Elite Arcanist can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Thassa, Deep-DwellingThassa, Deep-Dwelling blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Elite Arcanist can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Brago, King EternalBrago, King Eternal blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Elite Arcanist can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Y'shtola RhulY'shtola Rhul blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Elite Arcanist can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Kykar, Zephyr AwakenerKykar, Zephyr Awakener blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Elite Arcanist can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Abuelo, Ancestral EchoAbuelo, Ancestral Echo blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Elite Arcanist can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.