the front side of Nesting Dragon
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Encroaching Dragonstorm
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, G

Initial Card State

  1.  Encroaching Dragonstorm in hand.
  2.  Nesting Dragon and Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. ({3} magic symbol)  ({G} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Encroaching Dragonstorm by paying ({3} magic symbol)  ({G} magic symbol)  .
  2. When Encroaching Dragonstorm enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to search your library for two basic land cards and put them onto the battlefield tapped.
  3. When the lands enter the battlefield, Nesting Dragon triggers twice.
  4. Resolve the first trigger, creating a 0/2 Dragon Egg creature token.
  5. When the Dragon Egg enters the battlefield, Encroaching Dragonstorm's second ability triggers, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Resolve the second Nesting Dragon trigger, creating a 0/2 Dragon Egg creature token.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing both Dragon Eggs, adding ({1} magic symbol)  ({G} magic symbol)  .
  8. When the Dragon Eggs die, they trigger, creating two 2/2 Dragon creature tokens.
  9. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing both Dragon tokens, adding ({2} magic symbol)  .
  10. Repeat.

Results

  1. Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped.

Metadata

  1. In 26 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Exhibition (Bracket 1+).



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