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Verdant Sun's Avatar

Verdant Sun's Avatar

Creature — Dinosaur Avatar5/5$0.23

Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

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Combos 54

  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Trudge Garden + Ashnod's Altar

    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite lifegain triggers

    Mana needed: 78 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain any amount of life. Trudge Garden triggers, causing you to pay {2} to create a 4/4 Fungus Beast creature token. When the Fungus Beast enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Fungus Beast, adding {C}{C}. Resolve the Verdant Sun's Avatar trigger, causing you to gain life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Warren Soultrader + Chatterfang, Squirrel General

    • Infinite artifact tokens
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite Treasure tokens

    59 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You control at least one additional creature. Your life total is at least 2.

    Steps

    Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing another creature, creating a Treasure token and a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. When the Squirrel enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Cleric Class + Scurry Oak

    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    45 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Cleric Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Scurry Oak. Scurry Oak triggers, creating a creature token. When the creature token enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers, causing you to gain 2 life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Treebeard, Gracious Host + Scurry Oak

    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite lifegain triggers

    44 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Treebeard's second ability triggers, putting that many +1/+1 counters on Scurry Oak. Scurry Oak triggers, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. When the Squirrel enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers, causing you to gain life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Scurry Oak

    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    30 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain any amount of life. Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Scurry Oak. Scurry Oak triggers, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token. When the Squirrel enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Basking Broodscale + Cleric Class

    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite colorless mana

    25 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Cleric Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Basking Broodscale. Basking Broodscale triggers, creating a creature token. When the creature token enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers, causing you to gain 2 life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Serra Avatar + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
    • Target opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 24 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Your life total is higher than or equal to an opponent's.

    Steps

    Cast Serra Avatar by paying {4}{W}{W}{W}. Serra Avatar enters the battlefield, triggering Verdant Sun's Avatar, causing you to gain life equal to Serra Avatar's toughness. Vito triggers, causing target opponent whose lifetotal is less than or equal to Serra Avatar's toughness to lose life equal to the life you gained. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Serra Avatar + Sanguine Bond

    • Near-infinite lifegain
    • Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
    • Target opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 24 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    Your life total is higher than or equal to an opponent's.

    Steps

    Cast Serra Avatar by paying {4}{W}{W}{W}. Serra Avatar enters the battlefield, triggering Verdant Sun's Avatar, causing you to gain life equal to Serra Avatar's toughness. Sanguine Bond triggers, causing target opponent whose lifetotal is less than or equal to Serra Avatar's toughness to lose life equal to the life you gained. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Archangel of Thune + Scurry Oak

    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

    23 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Archangel of Thune triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Scurry Oak triggers, creating a creature token. When the creature token enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers, causing you to gain 1 life. Repeat from step 2.

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  • Verdant Sun's Avatar + Cleric Class + Herd Baloth

    • Infinite lifegain triggers
    • Infinite lifegain
    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

    22 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Before you start

    You have a way to gain life.

    Steps

    Gain life. Cleric Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token. When the creature token enters the battlefield, Verdant Sun's Avatar triggers, causing you to gain 5 life. Repeat from step 2.

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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.

  1. Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated copies your triggered abilities, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  2. Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  3. Emiel the BlessedEmiel the Blessed blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  4. Moritte of the FrostMoritte of the Frost copies creatures, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  5. The MimeoplasmThe Mimeoplasm copies creatures, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  6. The Fourteenth DoctorThe Fourteenth Doctor copies creatures, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
  7. Vorinclex // The Grand EvolutionVorinclex // The Grand Evolution blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it triggers when your creatures enter.
  8. Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague SwarmGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it triggers when your creatures enter.
  9. Terra, Magical Adept // Esper TerraTerra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Verdant Sun's Avatar can use because it triggers when your creatures enter.
  10. Dina, Soul SteeperVerdant Sun's Avatar gains you life, which Dina, Soul Steeper can use.

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