Kairi, the Swirling Sky
Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit6/6$0.65
Flying, ward When Kairi dies, choose one — • Return any number of target nonland permanents with total mana value 6 or less to their owners' hands. • Mill six cards, then return up to two instant and/or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 7
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Approach of the Second Sun
- Infinite self-mill
- Win the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have to draw at least one card, or a way to mill at least one card from your library. You have a way to kill Kairi.
Steps
Cast Approach of the Second Sun by paying {6}{W}, causing you to gain 7 life and put Approach of the Second Sun into your library seventh from the top. Draw at least one card from your library, or mill at least one card from your library. Kill Kairi. When Kairi dies, it triggers, causing you to mill six cards and return Approach of the Second Sun to your hand from your graveyard. Cast Approach of the Second Sun by paying {6}{W}, causing you to win the game.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Doppelgang
- Infinite self-mill
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite casts of instants and sorceries in your hand and graveyard
- Infinite copies of all permanents
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Put all nonland cards from your library into your hand
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
There are four permanents on the battlefield that can collectively tap to produce at least {2}{G}{U}.
Steps
Cast Doppelgang by paying {15}{G}{U}, creating five token copies of Kairi and of the four mana-producing permanents. Put all Kairi tokens into your graveyard due to the legend rule, triggering each token once. Resolve the first Kairi trigger, causing you to mill six cards and return Doppelgang from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve all remaining Kairi triggers, choosing either mode as desired. Activate seventeen of the mana-producing permanent tokens by tapping them, adding at least {15}{G}{U}. Repeat.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Fake Your Own Death + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite colorless mana
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Fake Your Own Death by paying {1}{B}, targeting Kairi. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Kairi, adding {C}{C}. Kairi dies, triggering its ability granted by Fake Your Own Death and its other ability. Resolve the first Kairi trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and creating a Treasure token. Resolve the second Kairi trigger, causing you to mill six cards and return Fake Your Own Death from your graveyard to your hand. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Fake Your Own Death + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Fake Your Own Death by paying {1}{B}, targeting Kairi. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kairi, adding {B}. Kairi dies, triggering its ability granted by Fake Your Own Death and its other ability. Resolve the first Kairi trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and creating a Treasure token. Resolve the second Kairi trigger, causing you to mill six cards and return Fake Your Own Death from your graveyard to your hand. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {1}. Repeat.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Undying Malice + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Undying Malice by paying {B}, targeting Kairi. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kairi, adding {B}. Kairi dies, triggering its ability granted by Undying Malice and its other ability. Resolve the first Kairi trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped with a +1/+1 counter on it. Resolve the second Kairi trigger, causing you to mill six cards and return Undying Malice from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Supernatural Stamina + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Supernatural Stamina by paying {B}, targeting Kairi. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kairi, adding {B}. Kairi dies, triggering its ability granted by Supernatural Stamina and its other ability. Resolve the first Kairi trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Resolve the second Kairi trigger, causing you to mill six cards and return Supernatural Stamina from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Feign Death + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Feign Death by paying {B}, targeting Kairi. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kairi, adding {B}. Kairi dies, triggering its ability granted by Feign Death and its other ability. Resolve the first Kairi trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped with a +1/+1 counter on it. Resolve the second Kairi trigger, causing you to mill six cards and return Feign Death from your graveyard to your hand. 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.
- Sefris of the Hidden WaysKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Sefris of the Hidden Ways can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Oskar, Rubbish ReclaimerKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Gran-GranKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Gran-Gran can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Melek, Reforged ResearcherKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Melek, Reforged Researcher can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- The Eighth DoctorKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which The Eighth Doctor can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped EclipseKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath UnboundKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Kenrith, the Returned KingKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Kenrith, the Returned King can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Sauron, Lord of the RingsKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Sauron, Lord of the Rings can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the ArisenKairi, the Swirling Sky fills your graveyard, which Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen can use because it reanimates creatures.