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All 39 Combos with Mercurial Pretender

Creature — Shapeshifter·· CMC 5

39 combos found

Mercurial Pretender

Combos with Mercurial Pretender

Creature — Shapeshifter · CMC 5 · 39 combos

Discover 39 known combos featuring Mercurial Pretender in Magic: The Gathering. Each combo lists the required cards, prerequisites, and step-by-step instructions.

Volo, Guide to Monsters + Mercurial Pretender + Peregrine Drake

Other: Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count

Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender. The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Peregrine Drake, untapping up to five lands. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Peregrine Drake, untapping up to five lands. Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Volo, Guide to Monsters, Mercurial Pretender, Peregrine Drake

Princess Yue + Wormfang Newt + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite landfall triggers

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule. When Mercurial Pretender dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Wormfang Newt, gaining its abilities. When Mercurial Pretender enters, its first ability triggers, exiling it. When Mercurial Pretender leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Mercurial Pretender from exile to the battlefield. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Princess Yue, Wormfang Newt, Mercurial Pretender

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB

Activate Kiki-Jiki by tapping it, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender that has haste. Choose to have Mercurial Pretender enter as a copy of Kiki-Jiki. Put the oldest Kiki-Jiki into the graveyard due to the legend rule. Repeat step 1 using the Mercurial Pretender token instead.

Cards: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Mercurial Pretender

Princess Yue + Wormfang Turtle + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite landfall triggers

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule. When Mercurial Pretender dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Wormfang Turtle, gaining its abilities. When Mercurial Pretender enters, its first ability triggers, exiling it. When Mercurial Pretender leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Mercurial Pretender from exile to the battlefield. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Princess Yue, Wormfang Turtle, Mercurial Pretender

Mercurial Pretender + Felidar Guardian

Other: Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian When Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Felidar Guardian. When Felidar Guardian enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Mercurial Pretender. Choose to have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of Felidar Guardian. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Mercurial Pretender, Felidar Guardian

Princess Yue + Astral Dragon + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite creature token copies of all noncreature permanents, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite landfall triggers

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Princess Yue. Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule. When Mercurial Pretender dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as a land named Moon. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Astral Dragon, gaining its abilities. When Mercurial Pretender enters, it triggers, creating two token copies of itself, thus creating two copies of Moon with Astral Dragon's abilities, that are 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to its other types. Put all but one of the [[clones]] into your graveyard due to the legend rule. The Mercurial Pretender tokens each trigger. Resolve a trigger, creating two token copies of itself, thus creating two copies of Moon with Astral Dragon's abilities, that are 3/3 Dragon creatures in addition to its other types. Repeat from step 5.

Cards: Princess Yue, Astral Dragon, Mercurial Pretender

Mercurial Pretender + Wispweaver Angel

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel When Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Wispweaver Angel. When Wispweaver Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking Mercurial Pretender. Choose to have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of Wispweaver Angel. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Mercurial Pretender, Wispweaver Angel

Sharuum the Hegemon + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}. Mercurial Pretender enters as a copy of Sharuum. Put Sharuum into the graveyard due to the legend rule. Mercurial Pretender triggers, returning Sharuum from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put Sharuum into the graveyard due to the legend rule. Sharuum enters the battlefield triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat from step 5.

Cards: Sharuum the Hegemon, Mercurial Pretender

Mercurial Pretender + Dockside Extortionist

Infinite Mana: Infinite colored mana, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Dockside Extortionist. Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield, creating at least ten Treasure tokens. Activate nine Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {6}{U}{U}{U}. Activate Mercurial Pretender by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Mercurial Pretender, Dockside Extortionist

Mirror-Mad Phantasm + Mercurial Pretender

Infinite Mill: Infinite self-mill

Activate Mercurial Pretender by paying {1}{U}, shuffling Mercurial Pretender into your library and milling your entire library due to it not having a card named Mirror-Mad Phantasm in it.

Cards: Mirror-Mad Phantasm, Mercurial Pretender

Volo, Guide to Monsters + Mercurial Pretender + Great Whale

Other: Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count

Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying {4}{U}. Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Mercurial Pretender. The token Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}. The nontoken Mercurial Pretender enters the battlefield as a copy of Great Whale, untapping up to seven lands. Activate the nontoken Mercurial Pretender by paying {2}{U}{U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.

Cards: Volo, Guide to Monsters, Mercurial Pretender, Great Whale

Kiora's Follower + Illusionist's Bracers + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite mana permanents you control can produce

Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Mercurial Pretender. Illusionist's Bracers triggers, copying Kiora's Follower's ability. Resolve both Kiora's Follower abilities, untapping Mercurial Pretender and another permanent you control. Activate Mercurial Pretender by tapping it, untapping Kiora's Follower. Repeat.

Cards: Kiora's Follower, Illusionist's Bracers, Mercurial Pretender

Bladewing the Risen + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite death triggers

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Bladewing. Put Bladewing into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Mercurial Pretender's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning Bladewing from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put Bladewing into your graveyard due to the legend rule. Bladewing's enter-the-battlefield ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat from step 4.

Cards: Bladewing the Risen, Mercurial Pretender

Deeproot Pilgrimage + Kiora's Follower + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens

Activate Kiora's Follower by tapping it, targeting Mercurial Pretender. Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token. Resolve the Kiora's Follower ability, untapping Mercurial Pretender. Activate Mercurial Pretender by tapping it, targeting Kiora's Follower. Deeproot Pilgrimage triggers, creating a 1/1 Merfolk creature token. Resolve the Mercurial Pretender ability, untapping Kiora's Follower. Repeat.

Cards: Deeproot Pilgrimage, Kiora's Follower, Mercurial Pretender

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Karmic Guide + Mercurial Pretender

Other: Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian. Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile. Karmic Guide and Mercurial Pretender's abilities trigger. Resolve the Mercurial Pretender ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Mercurial Pretender leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile. Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger. Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Mercurial Pretender from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, Karmic Guide, Mercurial Pretender

Anticausal Vestige + Cloudstone Curio + Mercurial Pretender

Infinite Draw: Infinite card draw, Near-infinite ETB, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite LTB

Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter as a copy of Anticausal Vestige. When Mercurial Pretender enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Anticausal Vestige from the battlefield to your hand. When Anticausal Vestige leaves the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to draw a card and and put Anticausal Vestige from your hand onto the battlefield. When Anticausal Vestige enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Mercurial Pretender from the battlefield to your hand. When Mercurial Pretender leaves the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to draw a card and put Mercurial Pretender from your hand onto the battlefield as a copy of Anticausal Vestige. Repeat from step 2.

Cards: Anticausal Vestige, Cloudstone Curio, Mercurial Pretender

Grim Poppet + Mercurial Pretender + Flourishing Defenses

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens

Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Mercurial Pretender. Flourishing Defenses triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Mercurial Pretender by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Grim Poppet. Flourishing Defenses triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

Cards: Grim Poppet, Mercurial Pretender, Flourishing Defenses

Grim Poppet + Mercurial Pretender + Nest of Scarabs

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens

Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Mercurial Pretender. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Mercurial Pretender by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Grim Poppet. Nest of Scarabs triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

Cards: Grim Poppet, Mercurial Pretender, Nest of Scarabs

Grim Poppet + Mercurial Pretender + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

Other: Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens

Activate Grim Poppet by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Mercurial Pretender. Hapatra triggers, creating a creature token. Activate Mercurial Pretender by removing a -1/-1 counter from it, putting a -1/-1 counter on Grim Poppet. Hapatra triggers, creating a creature token. Repeat.

Cards: Grim Poppet, Mercurial Pretender, Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

Wormfang Manta + Hushbringer + Mercurial Pretender

Extra Turns: Infinite turns, Lock

Cast Mercurial Pretender for {4}{U}, entering as a copy of Wormfang Manta. Pay {2}{U}{U} to return it to your hand, triggering Wormfang Manta's LTB, granting you an extra turn after this one. Repeat for infinite turns.

Cards: Wormfang Manta, Hushbringer, Mercurial Pretender

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39 combos found

Volo, Guide to Monsters

Mercurial Pretender

Peregrine Drake

Volo, Guide to Monsters + Mercurial Pretender + Peregrine Drake

Other6.03 pieces

Princess Yue

Wormfang Newt

Mercurial Pretender

Princess Yue + Wormfang Newt + Mercurial Pretender

Other6.03 pieces

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

Mercurial Pretender

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Mercurial Pretender

Other8.02 pieces

Princess Yue

Wormfang Turtle

Mercurial Pretender

Princess Yue + Wormfang Turtle + Mercurial Pretender

Other6.03 pieces

Mercurial Pretender

Felidar Guardian

Mercurial Pretender + Felidar Guardian

Other8.02 pieces

Princess Yue

Astral Dragon

Mercurial Pretender

Princess Yue + Astral Dragon + Mercurial Pretender

Other6.03 pieces

Mercurial Pretender

Wispweaver Angel

Mercurial Pretender + Wispweaver Angel

Other8.02 pieces

Sharuum the Hegemon

Mercurial Pretender

Sharuum the Hegemon + Mercurial Pretender

Other8.02 pieces

Mercurial Pretender

Dockside Extortionist

Mercurial Pretender + Dockside Extortionist

Infinite Mana8.02 pieces

Mirror-Mad Phantasm

Mercurial Pretender

Mirror-Mad Phantasm + Mercurial Pretender

Infinite Mill8.02 pieces

Volo, Guide to Monsters

Mercurial Pretender

Great Whale

Volo, Guide to Monsters + Mercurial Pretender + Great Whale

Other6.03 pieces

Kiora's Follower

Illusionist's Bracers

Mercurial Pretender

Kiora's Follower + Illusionist's Bracers + Mercurial Pretender

Other6.03 pieces

Bladewing the Risen

Mercurial Pretender

Bladewing the Risen + Mercurial Pretender

Other8.02 pieces

Deeproot Pilgrimage

Kiora's Follower

Mercurial Pretender

Deeproot Pilgrimage + Kiora's Follower + Mercurial Pretender

Other6.03 pieces

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Karmic Guide

Mercurial Pretender

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Karmic Guide + Mercurial Pretender

Other6.03 pieces

Anticausal Vestige

Cloudstone Curio

Mercurial Pretender

Anticausal Vestige + Cloudstone Curio + Mercurial Pretender

Infinite Draw6.03 pieces

Grim Poppet

Mercurial Pretender

Flourishing Defenses

Grim Poppet + Mercurial Pretender + Flourishing Defenses

Other6.03 pieces

Grim Poppet

Mercurial Pretender

Nest of Scarabs

Grim Poppet + Mercurial Pretender + Nest of Scarabs

Other6.03 pieces

Grim Poppet

Mercurial Pretender

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

Grim Poppet + Mercurial Pretender + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

Other6.03 pieces

Wormfang Manta

Hushbringer

Mercurial Pretender

Wormfang Manta + Hushbringer + Mercurial Pretender

Extra Turns7.03 pieces