Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
Legendary Artifact // Legendary Land$2.26
: Draw a card, then discard a card. , : Transform Matzalantli. Activate only if there are four or more permanent types among cards in your graveyard. (Artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, land, and planeswalker are permanent types.)
(Transforms from Matzalantli.) Fathomless descent — : Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.
colorlessLegal in Commander
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Combos 15
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least four permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least four mana of any color. Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting The Core. Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple. Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and The Core Repeat
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment + Deserted Temple
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least two permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least two mana of any color. Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting itself. Locus of Enlightenment triggers, copying Deserted Temple's ability, targeting The Core. Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping it and The Core. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Oboro Breezecaller + Talon Gates of Madara
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least five permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least five mana of any color. Activate Talon Gates of Madara's first ability by tapping it, adding {C}. Activate Oboro Breezecaller by paying {2} and returning Talon Gates of Madara from the battlefield to your hand, untapping The Core. Activate Talon Gates of Madara's third ability by paying {4}, putting it from your hand onto the battlefield. When Talon Gates of Madara enters the battlefield, it triggers, phasing out up to one target creature. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Gleaming Splendor + Mind Over Matter
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite card draw for target opponent
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least three permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core by tapping it, adding at least {W}{W}{W}. Activate Gleaming Splendor by paying {2}{W}, causing you and an opponent to draw a card. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Derevi, Empyrial Tactician + Emiel the Blessed
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least three permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least three mana of any color. Activate Emiel by paying {3}, blinking Derevi. When Derevi enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping The Core. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Lilysplash Mentor + Cloud of Faeries
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least three permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G} or {U}{U}{U}. If desired, activate another mana producing land by tapping it, adding at least {1}. Activate Lilysplash Mentor by paying {1}{G}{U}, blinking Cloud of Faeries. When Cloud of Faeries enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping The Core and up to one other mana-producing land. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Toph, the First Metalbender + Candelabra of Tawnos
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of nontoken artifacts you control
- Infinite mana nontoken artifacts you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least three permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {3}. Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {2} and tapping it, untapping The Core and Candelabra of Tawnos as it is a land due to Toph. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Candelabra of Tawnos + Meticulous Excavation
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least five permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {W}{W}{W}{W}{W}. Activate Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1} and tapping it, untapping The Core. Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Candelabra of Tawnos from the battlefield to your hand. Cast Candelabra of Tawnos by paying {1}. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Gretchen Titchwillow + Oboro Breezecaller
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a land that enters the battlefield untapped and can tap to produce at least {G/U}. You have at least five permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G} or {U}{U}{U}{U}{U}. Activate a land that enters untapped by tapping it, adding at least {G/U}. Activate Oboro Breezecaller by paying {2} and returning the land that taps for {G/U} from the battlefield to your hand, untapping The Core. Activate Gretchen by paying {2}{G}{U}, causing you to draw a card and put the land from step 3 onto the battlefield. Repeat.
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core + Gretchen Titchwillow + Mind Over Matter
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least four permanent cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G} or {U}{U}{U}{U}. Activate Gretchen by tapping {2}{G}{U}, causing you to draw a card. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping The Core. 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.
- Carnage, Crimson ChaosMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Carnage, Crimson Chaos can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Havi, the All-FatherMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Havi, the All-Father can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Sefris of the Hidden WaysMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Sefris of the Hidden Ways can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague SwarmMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath UnboundMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Oskar, Rubbish ReclaimerMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Karador, Ghost ChieftainMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Karador, Ghost Chieftain can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Hogaak, Arisen NecropolisMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core fills your graveyard, which Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Alibou, Ancient WitnessMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core taps your artifacts, which Alibou, Ancient Witness can use because it cares how many of your artifacts are tapped.
- Aang and KataraMatzalantli, the Great Door // The Core taps your artifacts, which Aang and Katara can use because it cares how many of your artifacts are tapped.