Frantic Search
Instant$0.57
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Legal in Commander
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Does
Combos 15
Frantic Search + Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of lands you control
- Near-infinite blue mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {U}{U}{U}.
Steps
Declare Fire Lord Azula as an attacker, triggering its firebending ability, adding {R}{R}. Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {U}{U}{U}. Cast Frantic Search by paying {2}{U}. Fire Lord Azula's second ability triggers, copying Frantic Search. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {U}{U}{U}. Cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting the original Frantic Search spell. Fire Lord Azula's second ability triggers, copying Narset's Reversal, targeting the original Narset's Reversal. Resolve the copy of Narset's Reversal, causing you to copy Narset's Reversal targeting the original Frantic Search spell, and then return the original Narset's Reversal to your hand. Resolve the copy of Narset's Reversal, copying Frantic Search and returning the original Frantic Search to your hand. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search from step 9, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Holding priority, repeat from step 2.
Frantic Search + Underworld Breach + Dragon's Rage Channeler
- Near-infinite looting
- Near-infinite self-mill
- Near-infinite surveil
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least three other cards in your graveyard. You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Frantic Search for its escape cost by paying {2}{U} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard. Dragon's Rage Channeler triggers, causing you to surveil 1, ensuring to put the top card of your library into your graveyard. Resolve Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap three lands. Repeat.
Frantic Search + Underworld Breach + Thousand-Year Storm
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have an additional three cards in your graveyard if Frantic Search is in your graveyard. You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}. You have cast at least one instant or sorcery spell this turn.
Steps
Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}. Cast Frantic Search either from your hand by paying {2}{U}, or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {2}{U} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard. Thousand-Year Storm triggers, copying Frantic Search for each instant or sorcery you've cast before it this turn. Resolve the first copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}. Repeat from step 4 for each remaining copy of Frantic Search. Resolve the original Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Repeat from step 2.
Frantic Search + Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring + Narset's Reversal
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control two additional lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}.
Steps
Activate Primal Wellspring and the two additional lands by tapping them, adding {1}{U}{U} and creating a delayed triggered ability. Cast Frantic Search by paying {2}{U}. Primal Wellspring's ability triggers, copying Frantic Search. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping Primal Wellspring and the two other lands. Activate Primal Wellspring and those two lands, adding at least {1}{U}{U} and creating another delayed triggered ability. Cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting Frantic Search. Primal Wellspring's ability triggers, creating a copy of Narset's Reversal targeting the original Narset's Reversal. Resolve the copy of Narset's Reversal, copying the original Narset's Reversal and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand. Resolve the new copy of Narset's Reversal, creating a copy of Frantic Search and returning the original Frantic Search to your hand. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping Primal Wellspring and two other lands. Repeat.
Frantic Search + Underworld Breach + Bonus Round
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have an additional six cards in your graveyard if both Bonus Round and Frantic Search are in your graveyard, or you have an additional three cards in your graveyard if either card is in your graveyard. You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}.
Steps
Cast Bonus Round either from your hand by paying {1}{R}{R} or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {1}{R}{R} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard, ensuring not to exile Frantic Search if its in your graveyard, causing any instant or sorcery cast this turn to be copied. Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}. Cast Frantic Search either from your hand by paying {2}{U}, or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {2}{U} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard. Bonus Round triggers, copying Frantic Search. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}. Resolve the original Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Repeat from step 2.
Frantic Search + Fire Lord Azula + Underworld Breach
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}. There are at least three other cards in your graveyard if Frantic Search is in your graveyard.
Steps
Declare Fire Lord Azula as an attacker. Its firebending ability triggers, adding {R}{R} Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}. Cast Frantic Search either from your hand by paying {2}{U} or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {2}{U} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard. Fire Lord Azula triggers, copying Frantic Search. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}. Resolve Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands. Repeat from step 2.
Frantic Search + Swarm Intelligence + Narset's Reversal
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control three lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}.
Steps
Cast Frantic Search by paying {2}{U}. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Frantic Search. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping three lands you control that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}. Activate the three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}. Holding priority, cast Narset's Reversal by paying {U}{U}, targeting Frantic Search. Swarm Intelligence triggers, creating a copy of Narset's Reversal, targeting the original Narset's Reversal. Resolve the Narset's Reversal copy, creating a copy of the original Narset's Reversal targeting Frantic Search and returning the original Narset's Reversal to your hand. Resolve Narset's Reversal, creating a copy of Frantic Search and returning it to your hand. Resolve Frantic Search, looting twice and untapping three lands you control that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}. Activate the three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}. Repeat.
Frantic Search + Underworld Breach + Jeskai Ascendancy
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of creatures you control
- Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least three other cards in your graveyard. You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Frantic Search for its escape cost by paying {2}{U} and exiling three other cards from your graveyard. Jeskai Ascendancy's first and second abilities trigger. Resolve both triggers, causing you to loot, untap all creatures you control and give them +1/+1 until end of turn. Resolve Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap three lands. Repeat.
Frantic Search + Mizzix of the Izmagnus + Reiterate
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least four experience counters. You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{R}{R}.
Steps
Cast Frantic Search by paying {U}. Holding priority, activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least {1}{R}{R}. Cast Reiterate with buyback by paying {R}{R}, creating a copy of Frantic Search and returning Reiterate to your hand. Resolve the Frantic Search copy, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{R}{R}. Repeat from step 2.
Frantic Search + Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring + Reiterate
- Infinite looting
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to two mana-producing lands that can tap to produce at least {2}.
Steps
Activate Primal Wellspring and two other mana-producing lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Frantic Search by paying {2}{U}, ensuring to use the mana produced by Primal Wellspring. Primal Wellspring triggers, copying Frantic Search. Resolve the copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice, untap Primal Wellspring and untap the two other lands. Holding priority, activate Primal Wellspring and two other mana-producing lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{R}. Cast Reiterate with buyback by paying {4}{R}{R}, targeting Frantic Search, ensuring to use the mana produced by Primal Wellspring. Primal Wellspring triggers, copying Reiterate targeting Frantic Search. Resolve both Reiterates, copying Frantic Search twice and returning the original Reiterate to your hand. Resolve the first copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice, untap Primal Wellspring and untap the two other lands. Activate Primal Wellspring and two other mana-producing lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{R}. Resolve the second copy of Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice, untap Primal Wellspring and untap the two other lands. Repeat from step 5.
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.
- Sefris of the Hidden WaysFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Sefris of the Hidden Ways can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Sevinne, the ChronoclasmFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Sevinne, the Chronoclasm can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Oskar, Rubbish ReclaimerFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath UnboundFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Gale, Waterdeep ProdigyFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Rona, Sheoldred's FaithfulFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Kenrith, the Returned KingFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Kenrith, the Returned King can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Sauron, Lord of the RingsFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Sauron, Lord of the Rings can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the ArisenFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can use because it reanimates creatures.
- The Master, TranscendentFrantic Search fills your graveyard, which The Master, Transcendent can use because it reanimates creatures.