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All 43 Combos with Hardened Academic

Creature — Bird Cleric·· CMC 2

43 combos found

Hardened Academic

Combos with Hardened Academic

Creature — Bird Cleric · CMC 2 · 43 combos

Discover 43 known combos featuring Hardened Academic in Magic: The Gathering. Each combo lists the required cards, prerequisites, and step-by-step instructions.

Goblin Bombardment + Hardened Academic

Infinite Damage: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers

Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing the creature with persist. When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action. Resolve the Goblin Bombardment ability from step 1. Repeat.

Cards: Goblin Bombardment

, Hardened Academic

Ashnod's Altar + Hardened Academic

Infinite Mana: Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers

Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature with persist. When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action. Repeat.

Cards: Ashnod's Altar, Hardened Academic

Viscera Seer + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1

Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing the creature with persist. When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability from step 1. Repeat.

Cards: Viscera Seer, Hardened Academic

Umbral Collar Zealot + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite surveil

Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the creature with persist. When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability from step 1. Repeat.

Cards: Umbral Collar Zealot, Hardened Academic

Altar of Dementia + Hardened Academic

Infinite Mill: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill

Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature with persist. When that creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on that creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter from that creature as a state-based action. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1. Repeat.

Cards: Altar of Dementia, Hardened Academic

Osgir, the Reconstructor + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + Hardened Academic + Anointed Procession

Extra Turns: Infinite turns, Lock

Activate Osgir by paying {5}, tapping it and exiling Ugin's Nexus from your graveyard, creating four token copies of Ugin's Nexus. Put three of the Ugin's Nexus tokens into exile due to the legend rule and their replacement effects, causing you to take three extra turns after this one. Activate Karn's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, choosing to do nothing. Move to your next extra turn. Repeat from step 3 one additional time. Activate Karn's second loyalty ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, returning Ugin's Nexus from exile to your hand. Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Ugin's Nexus. Move to your last extra turn. Repeat.

Cards: Osgir, the Reconstructor, Karn, the Great Creator, Ugin's Nexus, Hardened Academic, Anointed Procession

Evolution Witness + Thran Vigil + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite self-discard triggers

Put a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness. Evolution Witness triggers, returning an artifact or creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Thran Vigil triggers. Holding priority, activate Hardened Academic by discarding an artifact or creature card. Resolve the Thran Vigil ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Evolution Witness. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Evolution Witness, Thran Vigil, Hardened Academic

Ovalchase Daredevil + Kheru Goldkeeper + Hardened Academic

Infinite Mana: Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite self-discard triggers

Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control. Ovalchase Daredevil triggers, returning it from your graveyard to your hand. Kheru Goldkeeper triggers. Holding priority, activate Hardened Academic by discarding Ovalchase Daredevil. Resolve the Kheru Goldkeeper trigger, creating a Treasure token. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Ovalchase Daredevil, Kheru Goldkeeper, Hardened Academic

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Glint-Horn Buccaneer + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite looting, Near-infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding a card. Glint-Horn Buccaneer triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent. Niv-Mizzet triggers, causing you to draw that many cards. Resolve the Hardened Academic ability. Repeat.

Cards: Niv-Mizzet, Visionary, Glint-Horn Buccaneer, Hardened Academic

Gollum, Patient Plotter + Kheru Goldkeeper + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Gollum. Activate Gollum by paying {B} and sacrificing a creature, returning Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Kheru Goldkeeper and Kheru Goldkeeper trigger, creating a creature token and a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {B}. Repeat.

Cards: Gollum, Patient Plotter, Kheru Goldkeeper, Hardened Academic

Osgir, the Reconstructor + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + Hardened Academic + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Extra Turns: Infinite turns, Lock

Activate Osgir by paying {5}, tapping it and exiling Ugin's Nexus from your graveyard, creating four token copies of Ugin's Nexus. Put three of the Ugin's Nexus tokens into exile due to the legend rule and their replacement effects, causing you to take three extra turns after this one. Activate Karn's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, choosing to do nothing. Move to your next extra turn. Repeat from step 3 one additional time. Activate Karn's second loyalty ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, returning Ugin's Nexus from exile to your hand. Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Ugin's Nexus. Move to your last extra turn. Repeat.

Cards: Osgir, the Reconstructor, Karn, the Great Creator, Ugin's Nexus, Hardened Academic, Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Doubling Season

Other: Infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Gilded Assault Cart. Mary Read and Anne Bonny triggers, creating two tapped Treasure tokens. Resolve the Hardened Academic ability. Activate Gilded Assault Cart by sacrificing two Treasures, returning Gilded Assault Cart from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Mary Read and Anne Bonny, Gilded Assault Cart, Hardened Academic, Doubling Season

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Parallel Lives

Other: Infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Gilded Assault Cart. Mary Read and Anne Bonny triggers, creating two tapped Treasure tokens. Resolve the Hardened Academic ability. Activate Gilded Assault Cart by sacrificing two Treasures, returning Gilded Assault Cart from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Mary Read and Anne Bonny, Gilded Assault Cart, Hardened Academic, Parallel Lives

Cryptcaller Chariot + Kindred Discovery + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite draw triggers, Infinite rummaging, Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite tapped creature tokens

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding a card. Cryptcaller Chariot triggers, causing you to create a tapped 2/2 Zombie creature token. When the Zombie enters the battlefield, Kindred Discovery triggers, causing you to draw a card. Resolve the Hardened Academic ability. Repeat. During your cleanup step, discard down to your maximum hand size. Cryptcaller Chariot triggers, causing you to create a tapped 2/2 Zombie creature token for each card discarded this way. When the Zombie(s) enter the battlefield, Kindred Discovery triggers that many times, causing you to draw that many cards. Discard down to your maximum hand size, as you are still in your cleanup step. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Cryptcaller Chariot, Kindred Discovery, Hardened Academic

Osgir, the Reconstructor + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + Hardened Academic + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Extra Turns: Infinite turns, Lock

Activate Osgir by paying {5}, tapping it and exiling Ugin's Nexus from your graveyard, creating four token copies of Ugin's Nexus. Put three of the Ugin's Nexus tokens into exile due to the legend rule and their replacement effects, causing you to take three extra turns after this one. Activate Karn's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, choosing to do nothing. Move to your next extra turn. Repeat from step 3 one additional time. Activate Karn's second loyalty ability by removing two loyalty counters from it, returning Ugin's Nexus from exile to your hand. Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Ugin's Nexus. Move to your last extra turn. Repeat.

Cards: Osgir, the Reconstructor, Karn, the Great Creator, Ugin's Nexus, Hardened Academic, Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Ovalchase Daredevil + Bone Miser + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite Blood tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Ovalchase Daredevil. Bone Miser's first ability triggers, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token. Resolve the Hardened Academic ability. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing the Zombie, creating a Blood token. When the Blood enters the battlefield, Ovalchase Daredevil triggers, returning Ovalchase Daredevil from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Ovalchase Daredevil, Bone Miser, Hardened Academic

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner + Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Sage of Hours + Hardened Academic

Lock: Lock, Near-infinite turns

If you have more than three cards in hand, activate Hardened Academic by discarding a card. Repeat step 1 until you have three or fewer cards in hand. At the beginning of your end step, Doctor Octopus triggers, causing you to draw at least five cards. Lyla triggers for each card drawn, putting that many +1/+1 counters on Sage of Hours. Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one. Repeat each turn.

Cards: Doctor Octopus, Master Planner, Lyla, Holographic Assistant, Sage of Hours, Hardened Academic

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Jolene, the Plunder Queen

Other: Infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Gilded Assault Cart. Mary Read and Anne Bonny triggers, creating two tapped Treasure tokens. Resolve the Hardened Academic ability. Activate Gilded Assault Cart by sacrificing two Treasures, returning Gilded Assault Cart from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Mary Read and Anne Bonny, Gilded Assault Cart, Hardened Academic, Jolene, the Plunder Queen

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Ovalchase Daredevil + Skeleton Crew + Hardened Academic

Other: Infinite Blood tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Ovalchase Daredevil. Activate Shilgengar's first ability by sacrificing another creature, creating a Blood token. When the Blood enters the battlefield, Ovalchase Daredevil triggers, returning Ovalchase Daredevil from your graveyard to your hand. Skeleton Crew triggers, creating a 2/2 Skeleton Pirate creature token. Repeat.

Cards: Shilgengar, Sire of Famine, Ovalchase Daredevil, Skeleton Crew, Hardened Academic

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Other: Infinite self-discard triggers

Activate Hardened Academic by discarding Gilded Assault Cart. Mary Read and Anne Bonny triggers, creating two tapped Treasure tokens. Resolve the Hardened Academic ability. Activate Gilded Assault Cart by sacrificing two Treasures, returning Gilded Assault Cart from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Mary Read and Anne Bonny, Gilded Assault Cart, Hardened Academic, Mondrak, Glory Dominus

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43 combos found

Goblin Bombardment

Hardened Academic

Goblin Bombardment + Hardened Academic

Infinite Damage10.02 pieces

Ashnod's Altar

Hardened Academic

Ashnod's Altar + Hardened Academic

Infinite Mana8.02 pieces

Viscera Seer

Hardened Academic

Viscera Seer + Hardened Academic

Other8.02 pieces

Umbral Collar Zealot

Hardened Academic

Umbral Collar Zealot + Hardened Academic

Other8.02 pieces

Altar of Dementia

Hardened Academic

Altar of Dementia + Hardened Academic

Infinite Mill8.02 pieces

Osgir, the Reconstructor

Karn, the Great Creator

Ugin's Nexus

Hardened Academic

Anointed Procession

Osgir, the Reconstructor + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + Hardened Academic + Anointed Procession

Extra Turns6.05 pieces

Evolution Witness

Thran Vigil

Hardened Academic

Evolution Witness + Thran Vigil + Hardened Academic

Other6.03 pieces

Ovalchase Daredevil

Kheru Goldkeeper

Hardened Academic

Ovalchase Daredevil + Kheru Goldkeeper + Hardened Academic

Infinite Mana6.03 pieces

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

Glint-Horn Buccaneer

Hardened Academic

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Glint-Horn Buccaneer + Hardened Academic

Other6.03 pieces

Gollum, Patient Plotter

Kheru Goldkeeper

Hardened Academic

Gollum, Patient Plotter + Kheru Goldkeeper + Hardened Academic

Other6.03 pieces

Osgir, the Reconstructor

Karn, the Great Creator

Ugin's Nexus

Hardened Academic

Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Osgir, the Reconstructor + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + Hardened Academic + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Extra Turns6.05 pieces

Mary Read and Anne Bonny

Gilded Assault Cart

Hardened Academic

Doubling Season

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Doubling Season

Other5.04 pieces

Mary Read and Anne Bonny

Gilded Assault Cart

Hardened Academic

Parallel Lives

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Parallel Lives

Other5.04 pieces

Cryptcaller Chariot

Kindred Discovery

Hardened Academic

Cryptcaller Chariot + Kindred Discovery + Hardened Academic

Other6.03 pieces

Osgir, the Reconstructor

Karn, the Great Creator

Ugin's Nexus

Hardened Academic

Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Osgir, the Reconstructor + Karn, the Great Creator + Ugin's Nexus + Hardened Academic + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Extra Turns6.05 pieces

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Ovalchase Daredevil

Bone Miser

Hardened Academic

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Ovalchase Daredevil + Bone Miser + Hardened Academic

Other5.04 pieces

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner

Lyla, Holographic Assistant

Sage of Hours

Hardened Academic

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner + Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Sage of Hours + Hardened Academic

Lock6.04 pieces

Mary Read and Anne Bonny

Gilded Assault Cart

Hardened Academic

Jolene, the Plunder Queen

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Jolene, the Plunder Queen

Other5.04 pieces

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Ovalchase Daredevil

Skeleton Crew

Hardened Academic

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Ovalchase Daredevil + Skeleton Crew + Hardened Academic

Other5.04 pieces

Mary Read and Anne Bonny

Gilded Assault Cart

Hardened Academic

Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Mary Read and Anne Bonny + Gilded Assault Cart + Hardened Academic + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Other5.04 pieces