Biomancer's Familiar

Creature — Mutant · one green manaone blue mana

the front side of Biomancer's Familiar
the back of a classic MtG card

Biomancer's Familiar is part of 303 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Kenrith, the Returned King and Crystalline Crawler.

Biomancer's Familiarone green manaone blue mana
Creature — Mutant

Activated abilities of creatures you control cost two generic mana less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

tap this permanent: The next time target creature adapts this turn, it adapts as though it had no +1/+1 counters on it.

Mana value
2
Power/Toughness
2/2
Color identity
one green manaone blue mana

Frequently combined with

The cards that most often join Biomancer's Familiar in its 100 most popular combos.

Roles in combos

Biomancer's Familiar can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.

What Biomancer's Familiar provides to the combos it is part of.

  • Cost Reducer - Activated Abilities

Combos with Biomancer's Familiar

303 combos legal in Commander.

Color Identity: G, W, U

Cards in combo:
Faerie Mastermind
Smothering Tithe
Biomancer's Familiar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw for all players
Infinite draw triggers for all players
Near-infinite colored mana
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite Treasure tokens

Color Identity: G, W, U

Cards in combo:
Cloud of Faeries
Emiel the Blessed
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite blinking
Infinite untap of lands you control

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Pili-Pala
Cryptolith Rite
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana

Color Identity: G, W, U

Cards in combo:
Emiel the Blessed
Earthcraft
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Tazri, Stalwart Survivor
Knacksaw Clique
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Exile each opponent's library

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Super-Skrull
Smothering Tithe
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Near-infinite artifact ETB
Near-infinite artifact LTB
Near-infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite card draw for any number of opponents
Infinite draw triggers for any number of opponents

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Tazri, Stalwart Survivor
Patrol Signaler
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Experiment Kraj
Gilder Bairn
Biomancer's Familiar
+ Card that Makes a Land Creature with a +1/+1 Counter
Results in combo:
Infinite proliferate for permanents

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Kenrith, the Returned King
Phyrexian Altar
Training Grounds
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Kenrith, the Returned King
Smothering Tithe
Nyxbloom Ancient
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colored mana
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite card draw for any number of players
Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Infinite draw triggers for any number of opponents
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Kenrith, the Returned King
Phyrexian Altar
Biomancer's Familiar
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Sliver Queen
Ashnod's Altar
Biomancer's Familiar
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Tazri, Stalwart Survivor
Hateflayer
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite damage

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Pili-Pala
Paradise Mantle
Biomancer's Familiar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Cloud of Faeries
Lilysplash Mentor
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Gretchen Titchwillow
Oboro Breezecaller
Simic Growth Chamber
Biomancer's Familiar
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite landfall triggers

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Magus of the Candelabra
Biomancer's Familiar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite green mana
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite mana nontoken creatures you control can produce
Infinite untap of nontoken creatures you control
Infinite untap of lands you control

Color Identity: W, U, B, R, G

Cards in combo:
Sliver Queen
Blur Sliver
Gemhide Sliver
Biomancer's Familiar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Knacksaw Clique
Paradise Mantle
Biomancer's Familiar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Exile each opponent's library

Color Identity: G, W, U

Cards in combo:
Galadriel, Light of Valinor
Emiel the Blessed
Biomancer's Familiar
Results in combo:
Infinite blinking
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite green mana
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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