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

Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Jeska's Will + Storm-Kiln Artist + Vedalken Orrery

4-card combo · UR

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop exiles the entire library and generates infinite red mana as long as an opponent is holding four or more cards.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$65.63

Color identity

Popularity

25 decks

Format

Commander

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Storm-Kiln Artist pays for Rootha's bounce activation by creating Treasure on each Jeska's Will cast; Rootha copies Jeska's Will, the copy adds at least four red, and that float covers recasting Rootha for the next iteration. Vedalken Orrery is the glue — it lets the whole chain run at instant speed so Rootha can be recast mid-priority while the copy resolves, which is the piece most likely to draw a counter or removal the moment it hits the table.

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.

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

Swapping Vedalken Orrery for Leyline of Anticipation saves nothing — both cost four and do the same job here, so the choice is draw redundancy, not efficiency. If the opponent drops below four cards in hand mid-loop, the Jeska's Will copy no longer produces the required mana to recast Rootha, so building in a hand-refill target like Windfall or a commander that draws cards insulates the line from collapsing at the worst moment.

Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Jeska's Will + Storm-Kiln Artist + Vedalken Orrery

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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