Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse + Hullbreaker Horror + Mystic Speculation + Chromatic Lantern

4-card combo · WU

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite magecraft triggers, infinite scry, and infinite storm count as long as opponents have drawn three cards this turn.

Cards required
4
Cheapest stack total
$14.45
Color identity
WU
Popularity
3 decks
Format
Commander
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Heliod, the Warped Eclipse reduces Mystic Speculation's buyback cost to zero; Chromatic Lantern taps for the one blue to cast it, Hullbreaker Horror bounces the Lantern back to hand, and Mystic Speculation returns itself via buyback — the whole loop resets for free each iteration. The opponent-draw condition is the real constraint: the engine is live in most mid-to-late-game turns but dead in an opening vacuum, which means it fits best in a shell that accelerates opponents into drawing cards or stalls until the condition is naturally met.

Recipe

How it works

01

Prerequisites

the Warped Eclipse. Your opponents have drawn at least three cards this turn.

02

Steps

  1. Activate Chromatic Lantern by tapping it, adding {U}.
  2. Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying {U}.
  3. Hullbreaker Horror triggers, returning Chromatic Lantern to your hand from the battlefield.
  4. Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and returning Mystic Speculation to your hand.
  5. Cast Chromatic Lantern by paying {0}.
  6. Repeat.

03

Result

Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite scry; Infinite storm count

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any one-mana mana rock that produces blue can replace Chromatic LanternArcane Signet or Sky Diamond both slot in cleanly. The loop produces no mana and no direct win, so pair it with Thassa's Oracle or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries as the closer, or any magecraft payoff like Archmage Emeritus to draw into one.

Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID heliod-the-radiant-dawn-heliod-the-warped-eclipse-hullbreaker-horror-mystic-speculation

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Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.