Cloud of Faeries + Eternal Witness + Illusionist's Stratagem + Panharmonicon

4-card combo · GU

Verdict

Yes — Panharmonicon doubling Cloud of Faeries and Eternal Witness triggers turns a single Illusionist's Stratagem into an infinite draw and graveyard-recovery engine.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$13.74

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Popularity

241 decks

Format

Commander

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Illusionist's Stratagem blinks both creatures for 4 mana; Panharmonicon doubles each ETB, so Eternal Witness recurs Stratagem and a second instant or sorcery simultaneously, while Cloud of Faeries untaps two lands twice — netting enough mana to recast Stratagem every loop. This is the kind of value engine that Simic spellslinger commanders like Eligeth, Crossroads Augur or Riku of Two Reflections assemble naturally, since every piece is already pulling weight before the loop goes off. The table sees a Panharmonicon land and should immediately treat Cloud of Faeries as a threat piece.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control up to two lands that can tap to produce at least .

Steps

Activate up to two lands by tapping them, adding at least .
Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying , blinking Eternal Witness and Cloud of Faeries and causing you to draw a card.
When Eternal Witness and Cloud of Faeries enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger twice each.
Resolve the first Eternal Witness trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem from your graveyard to your hand.
Resolve the second Eternal Witness trigger, returning any other instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Resolve the first Cloud of Faeries trigger, untapping up to two lands.
Activate up to two lands by tapping them, adding at least .
Resolve the second Cloud of Faeries trigger, untapping up to two lands.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite storm count; Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Without Panharmonicon, Cloud of Faeries only untaps two lands once, which doesn't cover the 4-mana cost of Stratagem — the enchantment is load-bearing, not optional. Deadeye Navigator can replace Illusionist's Stratagem as the blink engine if a soulbond target is available, though it demands blue mana per activation rather than offering storm count. Once the loop runs, any instant or sorcery in the deck can be recovered for a one-shot kill — Thassa's Oracle is the clean closer in Simic.

Cloud of Faeries + Eternal Witness + Illusionist's Stratagem + Panharmonicon

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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