Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
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When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters, if you cast it, draw five cards. You have no maximum hand size and don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. Whenever you gain life, draw that many cards. Whenever you lose life, discard that many cards. Then if you have no cards in hand, you lose the game.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 10
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Queza, Augur of Agonies
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying {5}{U}. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. Queza triggers five times. Resolve the first Queza trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. Queza triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Repeat from step 5.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Shabraz, the Skyshark
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying {5}{U}. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. Shabraz triggers five times. Resolve the first Shabraz trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. Shabraz triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Repeat from step 5.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying {5}{U}. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. Sheoldred's first ability triggers five times. Resolve the first Sheoldred trigger, causing you to gain 2 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw two cards. Sheoldred's first ability triggers twice. Repeat from step 4.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Starving Revenant
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying {5}{U}. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. Starving Revenant's second ability triggers five times. Resolve the first Starving Revenant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. Starving Revenant's second ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life. Repeat from step 5.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Horizon Chimera
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying {5}{U}. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards. Horizon Chimera triggers five times. Resolve the first Horizon Chimera trigger, causing you to gain 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 5.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Feast of Sanity
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite damage
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Infinite looting
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have more cards in hand than your maximum hand size.
Steps
During your cleanup step, discard to your maximum hand size. Feast of Sanity triggers for each card discarded this way. Resolve the first Feast of Sanity trigger, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 3 for each remaining Feast of Sanity trigger. Repeat from step 2.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Exquisite Blood
- Near-infinite damage
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Draw a card. Niv-Mizzet triggers, dealing 1 damage to an opponent. Exquisite Blood triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Near-infinite damage
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Draw a card. Niv-Mizzet triggers, dealing 1 damage to an opponent. Bloodthirsty Conqueror triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Exquisite Blood
- Near-infinite damage
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Draw a card. Niv-Mizzet triggers, dealing 1 damage to an opponent. Exquisite Blood triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from step 2.
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Near-infinite damage
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Draw a card. Niv-Mizzet triggers, dealing 1 damage to an opponent. Bloodthirsty Conqueror triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers, causing you to draw a card. Repeat from 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.
- Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated gains you life, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Moritte of the FrostMoritte of the Frost copies creatures, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- The MimeoplasmThe Mimeoplasm copies creatures, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- The Fourteenth DoctorThe Fourteenth Doctor copies creatures, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Ulalek, Fused AtrocityUlalek, Fused Atrocity copies your triggered abilities, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Alela, Artful ProvocateurAlela, Artful Provocateur gains you life, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use.
- Breya, Etherium ShaperBreya, Etherium Shaper gains you life, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use.
- Kotori, Pilot ProdigyKotori, Pilot Prodigy gains you life, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use.
- Noctis, Prince of LucisNoctis, Prince of Lucis gains you life, which Marina Vendrell's Grimoire can use.