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Heat Shimmer

Heat Shimmer

Sorcery$6.16

Create a token that's a copy of target creature, except it has haste and "At the beginning of the end step, exile this token."

Legal in Commander

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Combos 24

  • Heat Shimmer + Dualcaster Mage

    • Infinite creature tokens with haste

    Mana needed: 27,636 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least one creature. You have enough mana to cast Heat Shimmer

    Steps

    Cast Heat Shimmer by paying its mana cost, targeting a creature you control. Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying {1}{R}{R}. When Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, it triggers, copying Heat Shimmer, targeting Dualcaster Mage. Resolve the copy of Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of Dualcaster Mage. Repeat from step 3.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Naru Meha, Master Wizard

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers

    Mana needed: 565 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least one creature. You have enough mana to cast Heat Shimmer

    Steps

    Cast Heat Shimmer by paying its mana cost, targeting a creature you control. Holding priority, cast Naru Meha by paying {2}{U}{U}. When Naru Meha enters the battlefield, it triggers, copying Heat Shimmer, targeting Naru Meha. Resolve the copy of Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of Naru Meha. Put either Naru Meha into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Repeat from step 3.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Storm-Kiln Artist

    • Infinite artifact ETB
    • Infinite artifact LTB
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count

    Mana needed: 186 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Cormela by paying {1} and tapping it, adding {U}{B}{R} that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells. Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token. Resolve Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of Cormela. Put the tapped Cormela into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Cormela dies, triggering itself, returning Heat Shimmer from your graveyard to your hand. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}. Repeat.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Bladewing the Risen

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB

    Mana needed: 120 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}, creating a token copy of Bladewing with haste. Put the nontoken Bladewing from the battlefield into your graveyard due to the legend rule. The Bladewing token's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning Bladewing from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put Bladewing from the battlefield into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Bladewing's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat from step 4.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer + Combat Celebrant

    • Infinite combat phases
    • Infinite damage

    Mana needed: 117 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}, creating a token copy of Combat Celebrant. At the beginning of your combat phase, Brudiclad triggers, creating a 2/1 Phyrexian Myr creature token, then choosing to have all tokens you control become copies of the Combat Celebrant token. Declare one of the Combat Celebrant copy as an attacker, choosing to exert it as it attacks. The Combat Celebrant copy triggers, untapping all other creatures you control and causing you to get an additional combat phase after this one. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count

    Mana needed: 96 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Cormela by paying {1} and tapping it, adding {U}{B}{R} that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells. Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}. Birgi triggers, adding {R}. Resolve Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of Cormela. Put the tapped Cormela into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Cormela dies, triggering itself, returning Heat Shimmer from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Pitiless Plunderer

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count

    Mana needed: 53 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Cormela by paying {1} and tapping it, adding {U}{B}{R}. Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}, creating a token copy of Cormela. Put the tapped Cormela into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Cormela dies, triggering itself and Pitiless Plunderer. Resolve the Cormela's trigger, returning Heat Shimmer to hand. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token. Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color. Repeat.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer + Timestream Navigator

    • Infinite turns

    Mana needed: 33 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have the city's blessing. Timestream Navigator does not have summoning sickness.

    Steps

    Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}, creating a token copy of Timestream Navigator. At the beginning of your combat phase, Brudiclad triggers, creating a 2/1 Phyrexian Myr creature token, then choosing to have all tokens you control become copies of the Timestream Navigator token. Activate Timestream Navigator by paying {2}{U}{U} and tapping it and putting it onto the bottom of your library, causing you to take an extra turn after this one. Move to your next turn. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer + Port Razer

    • Infinite combat damage
    • Infinite combat phases
    • Infinite creature tokens with haste
    • Infinite mana creatures you control can produce

    Mana needed: 25 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    An opponent is unable to block and kill creatures you control.

    Steps

    Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}, creating a token copy of Port Razer. Move to your combat phase. Brudiclad triggers, creating a 2/1 Phyrexian Myr artifact creature token and causing all creature tokens you control to become a copy of the Port Razer token. Deal combat damage with any Port Razer token. The Port Razer token triggers, causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat phase after this one. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Heat Shimmer + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Runaway Steam-Kin

    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite magecraft triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count

    17 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have an amount of mana available equal to three minus the number of +1/+1 counters on Runaway Steam-Kin.

    Steps

    If Runaway Steam-Kin has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, activate Runaway Steam-Kin by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {R}{R}{R}. Activate Cormela by paying {1} and tapping it, adding {U}{B}{R} that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells. Cast Heat Shimmer by paying {2}{R}. Runaway Steam-Kin triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself. Resolve Heat Shimmer, creating a token copy of Cormela. Put the tapped Cormela into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Cormela dies, triggering itself, returning Heat Shimmer from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

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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. Evereth, Viceroy of PlunderHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder sacrifices your creatures.
  2. Prossh, Skyraider of KherHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Prossh, Skyraider of Kher sacrifices your creatures.
  3. Hidetsugu, Devouring ChaosHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos sacrifices your creatures.
  4. Akul the UnrepentantHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Akul the Unrepentant sacrifices your creatures.
  5. Ellie, Vengeful HunterHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Ellie, Vengeful Hunter sacrifices your creatures.
  6. Shattergang BrothersHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Shattergang Brothers sacrifices your creatures.
  7. Lyzolda, the Blood WitchHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Lyzolda, the Blood Witch sacrifices your creatures.
  8. Tymaret, the Murder KingHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Tymaret, the Murder King sacrifices your creatures.
  9. Pashalik MonsHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and Pashalik Mons sacrifices your creatures.
  10. L'Rell, Fierce VisionaryHeat Shimmer makes creature tokens and L'Rell, Fierce Visionary sacrifices your creatures.

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