Tyvar Kell + Cloudstone Curio + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Llanowar Elves + Fyndhorn Elves

5-card combo · BG

Verdict

Yes — this 5-piece loop draws your entire library by bouncing Llanowar Elves and Fyndhorn Elves off each other through Cloudstone Curio while Tyvar Kell's emblem triggers on every cast.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$18.41

Color identity

Popularity

6 decks

Format

Commander

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Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider doubles Tyvar Kell's entering loyalty to six, letting the +1/+1 counter emblem ability fire immediately on arrival rather than waiting three turns. Cloudstone Curio handles the bounce engine — each Elf entering returns the other to hand, and each recast draws two cards from the emblem and floats a green mana. The loop runs at sorcery speed and requires green mana from the Elves to sustain itself, which means it's self-funding exactly once per bounce cycle.

How it works

Prerequisites

Tyvar and

Steps

Cast Tyvar by paying , which enters with six loyalty counters due to Vorinclex.
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 Fyndhorn Elves by paying .
Tyvar's emblem triggers, causing the Fyndhorn Elves spell to gain haste, and you to draw two cards.
Fyndhorn Elves enters the battlefield, triggering Cloudstone Curio, returning Llanowar Elves from the battlefield to your hand.
Activate Fyndhorn Elves 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 Fyndhorn Elves 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

Elvish Mystic is a strict functional replacement for either Llanowar Elves or Fyndhorn Elves — any two distinct Elf mana dorks keep the Cloudstone triggers alternating. The combo draws the deck but doesn't kill without a payoff in hand; Walking Ballista, Torment of Hailfire, or Craterhoof Behemoth off the top converts the card advantage into a win on the spot.

Tyvar Kell + Cloudstone Curio + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Llanowar Elves + Fyndhorn Elves

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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