Three Steps Ahead

Instant · one blue mana

the front side of Three Steps Ahead
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Three Steps Ahead is part of 12 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Biovisionary and Dualcaster Mage.

Three Steps Aheadone blue mana
Instant

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)

+ one generic manaone blue mana — Counter target spell.

+ three generic mana — Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature you control.

+ two generic mana — Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Mana value
1
Keywords
Spree
Color identity
one blue mana

Frequently combined with

The cards that most often join Three Steps Ahead across all of its 12 combos.

Roles in combos

Three Steps Ahead can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.

What Three Steps Ahead provides to the combos it is part of.

  • Instant/Sorcery That Creates One or More Copies of a Creature

Combos with Three Steps Ahead

12 combos legal in Commander.

Color Identity: U, R

Cards in combo:
Dualcaster Mage
Three Steps Ahead
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite card draw
Near-infinite looting
Near-infinite self-discard triggers

Color Identity: U

Cards in combo:
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Worldwalker Helm
Three Steps Ahead
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite blue mana
Exile your library
Cast all spells in your library
Infinite Map tokens

Color Identity: U

Cards in combo:
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Three Steps Ahead
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite card draw
Near-infinite looting
Near-infinite self-discard triggers

Color Identity: U

Cards in combo:
Mirror-Mad Phantasm
Three Steps Ahead
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Biovisionary
Thunderclap Drake
Three Steps Ahead
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Win the game

Color Identity: G, U

Cards in combo:
Biovisionary
Echo Mage
Three Steps Ahead
Results in combo:
Win the game

Color Identity: G, U, R

Cards in combo:
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
Basalt Monolith
Three Steps Ahead
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana

Color Identity: U

Cards in combo:
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Phyrexian Altar
Genesis Chamber
Three Steps Ahead
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite commander casts
Infinite self-mill

Color Identity: U, R

Cards in combo:
Storm-Kiln Artist
Sea Gate Stormcaller
Three Steps Ahead
Narset's Reversal
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite creature tokens

Color Identity: G, U, R

Cards in combo:
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
Biovisionary
Three Steps Ahead
Results in combo:
Win the game

Color Identity: U, B, R

Cards in combo:
Carnage, Crimson Chaos
Activated Sleeper
Three Steps Ahead
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers

Color Identity: R, G, W, U

Cards in combo:
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy
Bellowing Aegisaur
Cacophodon
Temple Altisaur
Three Steps Ahead
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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