Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Jeska's Will + 2 more combo in Commander

Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Jeska's Will + Storm-Kiln Artist + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

4-card combo · URW

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop exiles the entire library and produces infinite mana, storm count, and magecraft triggers in a Jeskai shell.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$49.99

Color identity

URW

Popularity

0 decks

Format

Commander

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Rootha, Mercurial Artist copies Jeska's Will each loop iteration while Storm-Kiln Artist mints a Treasure on every instant or sorcery cast, funding Rootha's 2-mana bounce activation. Heliod, the Radiant Dawn transforms into Heliod, the Warped Eclipse to shave the startup cost whenever an opponent has drawn cards this turn, and an opponent holding four or more cards is the base requirement to generate enough mana to sustain the loop. The table sees an ETB and LTB trigger on Rootha every cycle plus cascading magecraft triggers — anything that cares about spells being cast closes the game immediately.

How it works

Prerequisites

An opponent has four or more cards in hand. If you control a commander, you can choose both of Jeska's Will's modes if desired. The amount of mana needed to start can be reduced if opponents have drawn cards this turn due to Heliod.

Steps

Cast Jeska's Will by paying .
Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Jeska's Will.
Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure token.
Resolve the Jeska's Will copy, adding at least .
Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
Cast Rootha by paying .
Repeat from step 4.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite red mana; Infinite magecraft triggers; Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop leans hard on opponent hand size to hit the mana threshold, so Grand Abolisher or Silence before going off protects against disruption on Rootha's re-entry. Aetherflux Reservoir is the cleanest kill with the infinite storm count; Grapeshot or PSI Blast also close from the magecraft triggers. If Storm-Kiln Artist is removed, the mana engine collapses — Birgi, God of Storytelling offers a similar but narrower on-cast refund as a backup piece.

Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Jeska's Will + Storm-Kiln Artist + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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