Iron-Shield Elf
Creature — Elf Warrior3/1$0.35
Discard a card: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it still dies.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 9
Iron-Shield Elf + Norman Osborn // Green Goblin + Hullbreaker Horror
- Infinite self-discard triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a nonland permanent card in hand that costs {2} or less. You control a nontoken nonland permanent that costs {2} or less.
Steps
Activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding a nonland permanent card that costs {2} or less. Cast the permanent from your graveyard for its mayhem cost by paying {0} due to Green Goblin. Hullbreaker Horror trigger, returning another nonland permaennt that costs 2 or less from the battlefield to your hand. Resolve the spell from step 2. Repeat.
Iron-Shield Elf + Vilis, Broker of Blood + Feast of Sanity
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a card in hand.
Steps
Activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding a card. Feast of Sanity triggers, dealing 1 damage to you and causing you to gain 1 life. Vilis triggers, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Iron-Shield Elf ability, giving Iron-Shield Elf indestructible until end of turn and tapping it Repeat
Iron-Shield Elf + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Glint-Horn Buccaneer
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite damage
- Near-infinite looting
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding a card. Glint-Horn Buccaneer triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent. Niv-Mizzet triggers, causing you to draw that many cards. Resolve the Iron-Shield Elf ability. Repeat.
Iron-Shield Elf + Matoya, Archon Elder + Curator of Mysteries
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a card in hand.
Steps
Activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding a card. Curator of Mysteries triggers, causing you to scry 1. Matoya triggers, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Iron-Shield Elf ability. Repeat.
Iron-Shield Elf + Evolution Witness + Thran Vigil
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a creature or artifact card in your graveyard. You have a way to put a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness.
Steps
Put a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness. Evolution Witness triggers, returning an artifact or creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Thran Vigil triggers. Holding priority, activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding an artifact or creature card. Resolve the Thran Vigil ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness. Repeat from step 2.
Iron-Shield Elf + Ovalchase Daredevil + Chalk Outline
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control. Ovalchase Daredevil triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to your hand. Chalk Outline triggers. Holding priority, activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding Ovalchase Daredevil. Resolve the Chalk Outline trigger, creating a 2/2 Detective creature token and a Clue token. Repeat from step 2.
Iron-Shield Elf + Disa the Restless + Cloudstone Curio
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite self-discard triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one nontoken nonartifact Lhurgoyf. You have at least one nonartifact Lhurgoyf creature card in hand.
Steps
Activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding a nonartifact Lhurgoyf card. Disa the Restless' first ability triggers, putting the discarded Lhurgoyf from your graveyard onto the battlefield. When the Lhurgoyf enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning another nontoken nonartifact Lhurgoyf from the battlefield to your hand. Resolve the Iron-Shield Elf ability from step 1. Repeat.
Iron-Shield Elf + Ovalchase Daredevil + Kheru Goldkeeper
- Infinite artifact tokens
- Infinite Treasure tokens
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control. Ovalchase Daredevil triggers, returning it from your graveyard to your hand. Kheru Goldkeeper triggers. Holding priority, activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding Ovalchase Daredevil. Resolve the Kheru Goldkeeper trigger, creating a Treasure token. Repeat from step 2.
Iron-Shield Elf + Ketramose, the New Dawn + Lich's Mastery
- Infinite rummaging
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a card in your graveyard. You have a way to lose life.
Steps
Lose life by any method. Lich's Mastery's second ability triggers, causing you to exile a card from your graveyard. Ketramose triggers, causing you to lose 1 life and draw a card. Lich's Mastery second ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Iron-Shield Elf by discarding a card. Resolve the Lich's Mastery trigger, exiling a card from your graveyard. Repeat from step 3.
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.
- Najeela, the Blade-BlossomIron-Shield Elf is a Warrior, which Najeela, the Blade-Blossom can use.
- Nalia de'ArniseIron-Shield Elf is a Warrior, which Nalia de'Arnise can use.
- The Destined WarriorIron-Shield Elf is a Warrior, which The Destined Warrior can use.
- Kor, Cause of VengeanceIron-Shield Elf is a Warrior, which Kor, Cause of Vengeance can use.
- Lathril, Blade of the ElvesIron-Shield Elf is an Elf, which Lathril, Blade of the Elves can use.
- High Perfect MorcantIron-Shield Elf is an Elf, which High Perfect Morcant can use.
- Abomination of LlanowarIron-Shield Elf is an Elf, which Abomination of Llanowar can use.
- Maralen, Fae AscendantIron-Shield Elf is an Elf, which Maralen, Fae Ascendant can use.
- Tyvar the BellicoseIron-Shield Elf is an Elf, which Tyvar the Bellicose can use.
- Miara, Thorn of the GladeIron-Shield Elf is an Elf, which Miara, Thorn of the Glade can use.