Mirror of the Forebears
Artifact · 
Mirror of the Forebears is part of 7 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Magda, Brazen Outlaw and Academy Manufactor.
Mirror of the Forebears
Artifact
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
: Until end of turn, this artifact becomes a copy of target creature you control of the chosen type, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
- Mana value
- 2
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Mirror of the Forebears across all of its 7 combos.
Roles in combos
Mirror of the Forebears can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Mirror of the Forebears
7 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Academy Manufactor
Maskwood Nexus
Sculpting Steel
Mirror of the Forebears
Elixir of Immortality
Dwarven Scorcher
Xorn
Clown Car
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite damage to creatures
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Food tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
Put all artifact and creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Put all artifact cards and a subset of creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Academy Manufactor
Maskwood Nexus
Cursed Mirror
Mirror of the Forebears
Elixir of Immortality
Dwarven Scorcher
Xorn
Clown Car
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite damage to creatures
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Food tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
Put all artifact and creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Put all artifact cards and a subset of creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Academy Manufactor
Maskwood Nexus
Cursed Mirror
Mirror of the Forebears
Elixir of Immortality
Dwarven Scorcher
Sculpting Steel
Clown Car
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite card draw
Infinite Clue tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite damage to creatures
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite Food tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
Put all artifact and creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Put all artifact cards and a subset of creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Color Identity: W, U, B
Cards in combo:
Sharuum the Hegemon
Mirror of the Forebears
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Mirror-Mad Phantasm
Mirror of the Forebears
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: R, G
Cards in combo:
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
Thornbite Staff
Mirror of the Forebears
+4 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries
Exile each opponent's library
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite storm count
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Astral Dragon
Biovisionary
Mirror of the Forebears
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Win the game
