Mercurial Pretender
Creature — Shapeshifter0/0$0.16
You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control, except it has ": Return this creature to its owner's hand."
Legal in Commander
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Combos 30
Mercurial Pretender + Volo, Guide to Monsters + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}. You have no other Shapeshifters on the battlefield or in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender. The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Peregrine Drake, untapping up to five lands. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Peregrine Drake, untapping up to five lands. Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Mercurial Pretender + Princess Yue + Wormfang Newt
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite landfall triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule. When Mercurial Pretender dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Wormfang Newt, gaining its abilities. When Mercurial Pretender enters, its first ability triggers, exiling it. When Mercurial Pretender leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Mercurial Pretender from exile to the battlefield. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Repeat from step 2.
Mercurial Pretender + Princess Yue + Wormfang Turtle
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite landfall triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule. When Mercurial Pretender dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Wormfang Turtle, gaining its abilities. When Mercurial Pretender enters, its first ability triggers, exiling it. When Mercurial Pretender leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Mercurial Pretender from exile to the battlefield. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Repeat from step 2.
Mercurial Pretender + Felidar Guardian
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have enough mana to cast Mercurial Pretender.
Steps
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian When Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Felidar Guardian. When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Mercurial Pretender. Choose to have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian. Repeat from step 2.
Mercurial Pretender + Princess Yue + Astral Dragon
- Infinite creature token copies of all noncreature permanents
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule. When Mercurial Pretender dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Astral Dragon, gaining its abilities. When Mercurial Pretender enters, it triggers, creating two token copies of itself, thus creating two copies of Moon with Astral Dragon's abilities, that are 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to its other types. Put all but one of the Mercurial Pretenders into your graveyard due to the legend rule. The Mercurial Pretender tokens each trigger. Resolve a trigger, creating two token copies of itself, thus creating two copies of Moon with Astral Dragon's abilities, that are 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to its other types. Repeat from step 5.
Mercurial Pretender + Mirror-Mad Phantasm
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Mercurial Pretender is a copy of Mirror-Mad Phantasm.
Steps
Activate Mercurial Pretender by paying {1}{U}, shuffling Mercurial Pretender into your library and milling your entire library due to it not having a card named Mirror-Mad Phantasm in it.
Mercurial Pretender + Wispweaver Angel
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have enough mana to cast Mercurial Pretender.
Steps
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel When Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Wispweaver Angel. When Wispweaver Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Mercurial Pretender. Choose to have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel. Repeat from step 2.
Mercurial Pretender + Volo, Guide to Monsters + Great Whale
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}. You have no other Shapeshifters on the battlefield or in your graveyard.
Steps
Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender. The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands. Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Mercurial Pretender + Sharuum the Hegemon
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}. Mercurial Pretender enters as a copy of Sharuum. Put Sharuum into the graveyard due to the legend rule. Mercurial Pretender triggers, returning Sharuum from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put Sharuum into the graveyard due to the legend rule. Sharuum enters the battlefield triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat from step 5.
Mercurial Pretender + Kiora's Follower + Illusionist's Bracers
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Mercurial Pretender. Illusionist's Bracers triggers, copying Kiora's Follower's ability. Resolve both Kiora's Follower abilities, untapping Mercurial Pretender and another permanent you control. Activate Mercurial Pretender by tapping it, untapping Kiora's Follower. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.