10 Insane Infinite Combos In Magic: The Gathering
If you're sick of no mana, not doing damage or even your opponent having turns, this is for you.
Magic has been going for the better part of 30 years and in that time it can released thousands of cards. Sometimes, two or three or even more cards can be used in tandem to create infinite effects, ones which trigger off one another to obtain game-breaking results.
While the designers certainly try to eliminate cards which are too powerful in conjunction with one-another within the same set, through the sheer amount of cards in the game as a whole, it would be impossible to eliminate all of them. Sometimes effects are too powerful and a card might need to be banned here and there for the good of the game, but if Wizards of the Coast got rid of every card that could cause an infinite combo, they'd surely lose a decent percentage of their entire card-base.
This is a list of what we deem to be the top-ten game-breaking effects, measured through power, effectiveness, and how easy it is to pull off. Before you try these in your matches, keep in mind that some of these might be exclusive to certain formats as ban lists are fairly regularly updated.
So strap yourselves in as we explore some of the most insane infinite combos in the Magic the Gathering.
10. Animate Dead + Worldgorger Dragon
We promised you insane combos, and the bottom of our list certainly delivers, particularly because you’d have to be fairly insane to use this combo in a deck. Needing at least two colours including a heavy amount of red mana, this combo isn’t the easiest to pull off but certainly not the hardest.
By using an Animate Dead on a Worldgorger Dragon from your graveyard, you bring back the creature which causes everything, including Animate Dead to be removed from the game. This in turn kills Worldgorger Dragon as Animate Dead is gone, bringing everything, including Animate Dead, back and looping infinitely.
Unlike some infinite combos, you can’t stop this loop once it’s started, meaning playing the combo on its own will result in a tie unless you have another dead creature to enchant. Floating mana between their removal and return can create infinite mana, so if you can manage to stop this continuous effect you have unlimited mana to play with.
This may be the most ridiculous infinite mana combo, or a great panic button for an easy tie when you know you’re going to lose.