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MTG's Top 5 Combo Commanders for Unstoppable Gaming

By Daniel Rodriguez
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Embarking on a Commander journey in Magic: The Gathering (MtG) is an exciting venture, with countless combinations of legendary creatures and supporting cards to explore. For those seeking powerful duos that can dominate the battlefield, consider these top combo Commander pairings that offer a blend of strategy, synergy, and sheer fun.

Comboravity in Commander often revolves around creating an explosive board state or repeatedly drawing cards until you find your winning combination. Let's delve into some of the best combo-focused Commander decks and understand their core mechanisms.

Sisay, Heavenly Archer & Yisan, Gorgerain Farmer

The green and white motif of this combo allows for a resilient and powerful engine,+/

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The primary strategy involves ramping quickly with Yisan, tutor creature combos with Sisay, and overwhelming opponents with an army of beasts and top-end legends.

Creature Tutoring

Yisan, Gorgerain Farmer enables incredibly smooth tutoring of creatures, with the added bonus of them entering the battlefield under your control if Yisan is on the battlefield. This allows for instant gratification and board presence.

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Consider creatures like Doran, the Siege Tower or Caller of the Claw for reliable ramp and card draw, setting the stage for your combo pieces.

Legendary Recursion

Sisay, Heavenly Archer can tutors for legendary creatures from your library and return them to the battlefield. This combo shines with powerful and expensive legends, allowing you to recur threats like Avacyn, Angel of Hope or Iona, Shield of Emeria with ease.

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Pairing Sisay with a Crusader Deck builds further synergies, leveraging auras, equipment, and evasion to control the board and close out games.

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Jeleva, Nephalia's Sc condenser & Labratory Maniac

Fans of blue and red chaos will delight in the discard-based shenanigans of Jeleva and Laboratory Maniac, aiming to go off and resolve Laboratory Maniac for a surprising, and often unexpected, victory.

The central theme involves emptying your hand and graveyard aggressively, setting up a Laboratory Maniac kill, or converting that discard value into an overwhelming board state with Jeleva's recursion capabilities.

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Discard & Draw

Cards like mind grind and Faithless Looting fuel the engine, while Jeleva's abilities enable you to recur threats from the graveyard consistently, driving the discard conocer.

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Consider include Sun Titan, Eternal Witness, or Nimbus Mongoose for additional graveyard recursion and card draw synergies.

Laboratory Maniac & Jeleva kills

The goal of Labratory Maniac decks is to empty your library, often using flashback sorceries and Jeleva's recur konnte. Once you're left with no cards in hand, playing Laboratory Maniac seals the deal.

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Alternatively, Jeleva's discard outlet can be turned into a win condition via cards like Tatyova, Benthic Druid, threshold enablers, and fatty creatures to overcome indestructible and hexproof obstacles.

Embracing these combos allows for a diverse range of strategies that can catch your opponents off guard and make for exciting, unpredictable gameplay. Whether you're a seasoned Commander player or just starting, exploring these feared duos will undoubtedly elevate your MtG experience. Happy brewing!

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