Scholar of the Lost Trove
Creature — Sphinx5/5$0.41
Flying When this creature enters, you may cast target instant, sorcery, or artifact card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 2
Scholar of the Lost Trove + Worldfire + Impact Tremors
- Each opponent loses the game
- Exile all permanents
- Near-infinite lifeloss for all players
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Scholar of the Lost Trove by paying {5}{U}{U}. Scholar of the Lost Trove enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Impact Tremors. Resolve the Scholar of the Lost Trove trigger, casting Worldfire from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Resolve Worldfire, exiling all permanents, all cards in all hands and graveyards, setting each player's life total to one, and exiling Worldfire. Resolve the Impact Tremors trigger from step 2, dealing 1 damage to each opponent. Each opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
Scholar of the Lost Trove + Helvault + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Helvault by paying {1} and tapping it, exiling Scholar of the Lost Trove. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Helvault, adding {C}{C}. Helvault leaves the battlefield, returning Scholar of the Lost Trove from exile to the battlefield. Scholar of the Lost Trove enters the battlefield, casting Helvault from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. 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.
- The Master of KeysThe Master of Keys fills your graveyard, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- The Fourteenth DoctorThe Fourteenth Doctor copies creatures, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Lier, Disciple of the DrownedLier, Disciple of the Drowned casts cards from your graveyard, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use.
- Iroh, Grand LotusIroh, Grand Lotus casts cards from your graveyard, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use.
- Niv-Mizzet, SupremeNiv-Mizzet, Supreme casts cards from your graveyard, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use.
- Katilda and LierKatilda and Lier casts cards from your graveyard, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use.
- Dralnu, Lich LordDralnu, Lich Lord casts cards from your graveyard, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use.
- Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated copies your triggered abilities, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Unesh, Criosphinx SovereignUnesh, Criosphinx Sovereign fills your graveyard, which Scholar of the Lost Trove can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.