Tyvar Kell + Cloudstone Curio + Doubling Season + Llanowar Elves + Elvish Mystic

5-card combo · BG

Verdict

Yes — this 5-piece loop turns Tyvar Kell's emblem into an infinite draw and storm engine off two one-drop Elves bouncing each other through Cloudstone Curio.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$40.22

Color identity

Popularity

47 decks

Format

Commander

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Doubling Season doubles Tyvar Kell's entering loyalty counters to six, letting it immediately fire its minus-six emblem — which makes every Elf spell drawn and cast grant two cards and haste. From there, Elvish Mystic and Llanowar Elves alternate entering and bouncing each other via Cloudstone Curio, each cast drawing two cards and generating a storm count. The combo is a green Elf shell staple: Grist, the Hunger Tide or Lathril, Blade of the Elves lists that already run Cloudstone Curio and Doubling Season are the natural homes.

How it works

Prerequisites

Tyvar and

Steps

Cast Tyvar by paying , which enters with six loyalty counters due to Doubling Season.
Activate Tyvar's third loyalty ability by removing six loyalty counters from it.
Tyvar dies as a state-based action due to having zero loyalty.
Resolve the Tyvar ability, causing you to get an emblem.
Cast Elvish Mystic by paying .
Tyvar's emblem triggers, causing the Elvish Mystic spell to gain haste, and you to draw two cards.
Elvish Mystic enters the battlefield, triggering Cloudstone Curio, returning Llanowar Elves from the battlefield to your hand.
Activate Elvish Mystic by tapping it, adding .
Cast Llanowar Elves by paying .
Tyvar's emblem triggers, causing the Llanowar Elves spell to gain haste, and you to draw two cards.
Llanowar Elves enters the battlefield, triggering Cloudstone Curio, returning Elvish Mystic from the battlefield to your hand.
Activate Llanowar Elves by tapping it, adding .
Repeat from step 5.

Result

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any other one-mana Elf — Elvish Visionary, Fyndhorn Elves — slots in as the third or fourth piece to reduce reliance on both named Elves simultaneously. The loop produces near-infinite storm and card draw but no direct kill; pair the emblem engine with Grapeshot, Altar of Dementia, or a large enough Walking Ballista cast off accumulated mana to close the game.

Tyvar Kell + Cloudstone Curio + Doubling Season + Llanowar Elves + Elvish Mystic

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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