Combo Database
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"The interactive archive of Premodern's most devastating loops and synergies. Filter by complexity, color identity, or strategic tag."
71 Documented Combos
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Academy Rector + Yawgmoth's Bargain
direct damage Strategy
"Draw the library and win by converting life to damage."
5 Steps$100
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Channel + Fireball
direct damage Strategy
"One-shot burn kill"
5 Steps$0.53
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Donate + Illusions of Grandeur
direct damage Strategy
"Opponent loses 20 life"
3 Steps$34
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Fluctuator Combo
direct damage Strategy
"Lethal direct damage typically on turns 2–4."
4 Steps$8.30
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Goblin Welder + Phyrexian Devourer + Fling
direct damage Strategy
"Lethal direct damage equal to Phyrexian Devourer's (huge) power"
4 Steps$81
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Hatred Alpha Strike
direct damage Strategy
"20 Damage Swing"
2 Steps$62
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Madness Mongrel
direct damage Strategy
"Tempo Swing / Free Body"
2 Steps$0.94
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Memory Jar + Megrim
direct damage Strategy
"Massive hand disruption and lethal damage via forced discard."
5 Steps$44
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Phyrexian Devourer + Fling
direct damage Strategy
"Lethal Direct Damage"
4 Steps$42
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Storm Win (Mind's Desire)
direct damage Strategy
"Cast library for free"
2 Steps$3.81
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Aluren + Man-o'-War + Cavern Harpy
general Strategy
"Clear the Board"
5 Steps$105
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Aluren + Raven Familiar + Cavern Harpy
general Strategy
"Infinite Draw / Library Filter"
5 Steps$105
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Aluren + Spike Feeder + Cavern Harpy
general Strategy
"Infinite Life"
6 Steps$106
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Cocoa Pebbles
general Strategy
"Infinite Mana"
2 Steps$81
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Dreadnought Charm
general Strategy
"Keep a 12/12 for {1}{U}"
2 Steps$295
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Dream Halls Win
general Strategy
"Chain-cast Entire Deck"
2 Steps$39
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False Cure Kill
general Strategy
"Lethal Life Loss"
2 Steps$12
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Fruity Pebbles
general Strategy
"Infinite Damage"
2 Steps$19
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Gaea's Cradle + Elves Engine
general Strategy
"Explosive mana acceleration."
4 Steps$1,588
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Genesis Engine
general Strategy
"Endless Creature Resource"
2 Steps$397
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Goblin Stack
general Strategy
"Perfect Hand of Goblins"
2 Steps$12
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Hermit Loops
general Strategy
"Overwhelming Squirrel Army"
2 Steps$168
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Infinite Life (Nomads + Daru)
general Strategy
"Infinite Life"
2 Steps$1.67
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Infinite Squirrels
general Strategy
"Infinite Squirrel Tokens"
3 Steps$168
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Mimic Token Cheat
general Strategy
"Cheat creatures from library"
2 Steps$0.87
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Mind Over Matter Draw Engine (Arcanis)
general Strategy
"Infinite Draw"
2 Steps$46
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Mind Over Matter Draw Engine (Archivist)
general Strategy
"Infinite Draw / Filtering"
4 Steps$45
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Natural Order + Verdant Force
general Strategy
"7/7 token generator in play by turns 2–3"
3 Steps$51
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Natural Order for Akroma
general Strategy
"Fast Win Condition"
2 Steps$62
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Necropotence + Skirge Familiar
general Strategy
"Massive mana and card advantage engine."
5 Steps$38
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Oath for Cognivore
general Strategy
"Flying Finisher"
2 Steps$31
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PandaBurst
general Strategy
"21 Damage One-Turn Kill"
2 Steps$22
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ProsBloom Engine
general Strategy
"Exponential Mana Generation"
2 Steps$12
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Quiet Wonder
general Strategy
"Universal Flying"
2 Steps$6.67
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Quirion Dryad + Cantrips
general Strategy
"A creature that grows for free while playing a normal tempo game"
3 Steps$11
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Radiate + Ice (Tap Everything)
general Strategy
"Taps all permanents and draws cards equal to the number of permanents."
4 Steps$7.03
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Recurring Value
general Strategy
"Infinite ETB Value"
2 Steps$90
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Seismic Tax
general Strategy
"Repeatable Shock Damage"
2 Steps$28
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Squee Engine
general Strategy
"Infinite Creature Tutors"
2 Steps$420
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Stiflenought
general Strategy
"Turn 1 or 2 12/12 Creature"
2 Steps$329
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TaxRack Engine
general Strategy
"Deep Library Filtering"
2 Steps$60
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Tradewind Cradle
general Strategy
"Explosive Mana / ETB Abuse"
2 Steps$1,507
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Turbo Lands Engine (Exploration + Horn of Greed)
general Strategy
"Explosive card draw and mana generation."
4 Steps$88
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Volrath's Shapeshifter + Phyrexian Devourer + Triskelion
general Strategy
"Lethal direct damage bounded by library size."
5 Steps$59
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Welder Jar Loop
general Strategy
"Refill Your Hand"
2 Steps$74
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Worldgorger Loop
general Strategy
"Infinite Mana / ETBs"
3 Steps$12
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Infinite Toughness / Life (Task Force)
infinite life Strategy
"Infinite Life / Arbitrarily large toughness."
4 Steps$1.61
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intermediate
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Cephalid Breakfast
library mill Strategy
"Full Graveyard / Self-Mill"
2 Steps$2.33
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intermediate
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Devourer Mill
library mill Strategy
"Near-lethal mill. Mills opponent for an amount equal to Devourer's power, bounded by your library size. Typically mills 20 to 40+ cards."
3 Steps$70
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Doomsday (Brain Freeze Pile)
library mill Strategy
"Win via storm copies of Brain Freeze."
4 Steps$20
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Goblin Welder + Phyrexian Devourer + Altar of Dementia
library mill Strategy
"Mills the opponent's entire library (one-sided deck-out)"
4 Steps$108
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Hermit Druid (No Basics)
library mill Strategy
"Instant Library to GY"
3 Steps$45
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Hermit Druid + Sutured Ghoul
library mill Strategy
"Lethal Haste Attack"
4 Steps$14
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Iggy Pop (Ill-Gotten Gains Storm)
library mill Strategy
"Mill the opponent's entire library via Brain Freeze storm copies."
5 Steps$827
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Tolarian Academy + Mind Over Matter + Stroke of Genius
library mill Strategy
"Deck the opponent out"
5 Steps$225
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Balance + Zuran Orb
lock Strategy
"One-sided mass land destruction / land lock"
5 Steps$10
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Contamination Lock
lock Strategy
"Opponent restricted to Black mana"
2 Steps$22
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Gush-Tog Loop
lock Strategy
"Big Stat Boost"
2 Steps$15
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Infinite Blink / Exile
lock Strategy
"Permanent Exile / Infinite ETB"
2 Steps$79
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Infinite Land Exile
lock Strategy
"Permanent Land Exile"
2 Steps$90
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Landstill Engine
lock Strategy
"Card Advantage / Chip Damage"
2 Steps$19
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Meddling Therapy
lock Strategy
"Hand Disruption and Lock"
2 Steps$59
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Necropotence + Zur's Weirding + Ivory Tower
lock Strategy
"Opponent draw-locked, decks out"
5 Steps$39
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Replenish + Parallax Tide Lock
lock Strategy
"Permanent land exile lock."
5 Steps$265
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Solitary Confinement Lock
lock Strategy
"Untouchable game state"
2 Steps$16
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Standstill Conclave
lock Strategy
"Evasive Damage / Card Draw"
2 Steps$11
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Stasis Lock
lock Strategy
"Permanent Stasis Lock"
2 Steps$22
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intermediate
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Tradewind Lock
lock Strategy
"Soft Board Lock"
2 Steps$8.69
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Upheaval Finish
lock Strategy
"Board Cleanse and Win"
2 Steps$14
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Words of Wind Lock
lock Strategy
"Opponent board reset"
2 Steps$70
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Recurring Nightmare + Survival of the Fittest
reanimation Strategy
"Massive creatures in play by turns 3–4"
4 Steps$484
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