Life from the Loam
Sorcery$4.98
Return up to three target land cards from your graveyard to your hand. Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 5
Life from the Loam + Azusa, Lost but Seeking + Glacial Chasm
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least one additional land. You are able to play a land this turn.
Steps
Play Glacial Chasm. When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control. Pass the turn. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice it. If Life from the Loam is in your graveyard, during your draw step, choose to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand instead of drawing a card. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {1}{G}, returning Glacial Chasm and at least one other land from your graveyard to your hand. Play any land except Glacial Chasm. Repeat.
Life from the Loam + Azusa, Lost but Seeking + Walk the Aeons
- Near-infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least three Islands.
Steps
Cast Walk the Aeons with buyback by paying {4}{U}{U} and sacrificing three Islands, taking an extra turn after this one. On your next draw step, use Life from the Loam's dredge ability by milling three cards, returning it from your graveyard to your hand instead of drawing. In your main phase, cast Life From the Loam by paying {1}{G}, returning three Islands from your graveyard to your hand. Play three Islands. Repeat each turn until you have too few cards left in library to pay Life from the Loam's dredge cost.
Life from the Loam + Bone Miser + Skirge Familiar
- Infinite self-mill
- Near-infinite black mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding Life from the Loam, adding {B}. Bone Miser's third ability triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Life from the Loam + Benthic Biomancer + The Wise Mothman
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Attempt to draw card, instead choosing to mill 3 cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand. If you milled a nonland card, The Wise Mothman triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Benthic Biomancer. Benthic Biomancer triggers, causing you to draw a card and discard Life from the Loam. Repeat.
Life from the Loam + Chains of Mephistopheles + Bone Miser
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Attempt to draw a card. The draw will be replaced by Chains of Mephistopheles, causing you to instead discard Life from the Loam. Then, you will mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand due to Life from the Loam's dredge ability. Bone Miser's third ability triggers, attempting to have you draw a card. The draw will be replaced by Chains of Mephistopheles, causing you to instead discard Life from the Loam. Then, you will mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand due to Life from the Loam's dredge ability. Repeat step 2.
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.
- Hogaak, Arisen NecropolisLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Havi, the All-FatherLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Havi, the All-Father can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague SwarmLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Karador, Ghost ChieftainLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Karador, Ghost Chieftain can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Tasigur, the Golden FangLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Tasigur, the Golden Fang can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Tayam, Luminous EnigmaTayam, Luminous Enigma fills your graveyard, which Life from the Loam can use because it returns permanents from your graveyard.
- Kagha, Shadow ArchdruidLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Kagha, Shadow Archdruid can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Zask, Skittering SwarmlordLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Zask, Skittering Swarmlord can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Meren of Clan Nel TothLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Meren of Clan Nel Toth can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Kenrith, the Returned KingLife from the Loam fills your graveyard, which Kenrith, the Returned King can use because it reanimates creatures.