Ardent Elementalist
Creature — Human Shaman · 
Ardent Elementalist is part of 176 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Ghostly Flicker and Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward.
Ardent Elementalist
Creature — Human Shaman
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
- Mana value
- 4
- Power/Toughness
- 2/1
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Ardent Elementalist in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Ardent Elementalist can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Ardent Elementalist provides to the combos it is part of.
- Creature with ETB: "Return card from GY to hand"
Combos with Ardent Elementalist
176 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Ghostly Flicker
Peregrine Drake
Ardent Elementalist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite blinking
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Displace
Ardent Elementalist
Peregrine Drake
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite blinking
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Saw in Half
Burnt Offering
Ardent Elementalist
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: R, W
Cards in combo:
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Ardent Elementalist
Cloudshift
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R, W
Cards in combo:
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
Ghostly Flicker
Ardent Elementalist
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite landfall triggers
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Twinflame
Storm-Kiln Artist
Harmonic Prodigy
Ardent Elementalist
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite creature tokens with haste
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: R, W
Cards in combo:
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Ardent Elementalist
Flicker of Fate
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Ardent Elementalist
Last Chance
Sundial of the Infinite
Results in combo:
Infinite turns
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Illusionist's Stratagem
Peregrine Drake
Ardent Elementalist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite blinking
Near-infinite landfall triggers
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Ardent Elementalist
Warrior's Oath
Sundial of the Infinite
Results in combo:
Infinite turns
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Ardent Elementalist
Final Fortune
Sundial of the Infinite
Results in combo:
Infinite turns
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Saw in Half
Cabal Ritual
Ardent Elementalist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Saw in Half
Culling the Weak
Ardent Elementalist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Storm-Kiln Artist
Ardent Elementalist
Essence Flux
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: R, W
Cards in combo:
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Ardent Elementalist
Justiciar's Portal
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: R, W
Cards in combo:
Storm-Kiln Artist
Ardent Elementalist
Cloudshift
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Ardent Elementalist
Last Chance
Sundial of the Infinite
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite turns
Color Identity: R, W
Cards in combo:
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Acrobatic Maneuver
Ardent Elementalist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Devastating Onslaught
Mana Geyser
Ardent Elementalist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite red mana
Infinite creature tokens with haste
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Ardent Elementalist
Warrior's Oath
Sundial of the Infinite
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite turns
