The Archimandrite
Illusions of Grandeur

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
The Archimandrite on the battlefield.
Illusions of Grandeur in hand.
The Archimandrite is your commander, does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked by an opponent. The Archimandrite has a power of one or greater.
3 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Illusions of Grandeur by paying 3.
2
Illusions of Grandeur enters the battlefield, causing you to gain twenty life.
3
The Archimandrite triggers, giving Advisors, Monks, and Artificers you control +20/+0 until end of turn.
4
Deal combat damage to an opponent using The Archimandrite.
5
The opponent loses the game due to being dealt twenty-one or more damage by your commander.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Target opponent loses the game

  Combo Metadata

460
DECKS
0.07%
OF 707655 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 4769
MOST PLAYED OF 34804 COMBOS

{ }  Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?
1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)
The community has determined this isn't a true 2-card combo.
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
The community has determined this isn't a true 2-card combo.
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.

  Combo Voting

Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed early game?

46%
34%
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Sol Ring
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Talisman of Progress
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Talisman of Creativity
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Talisman of Conviction
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Izzet Signet
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Boros Signet
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Fellwar Stone
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Pristine Talisman
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Chromatic Lantern
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Commander's Sphere
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Mind Stone
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Lands
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Hallowed Fountain
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Sacred Foundry
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Exotic Orchard
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Steam Vents
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Sea of Clouds
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Training Center
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Spectator Seating
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Battlefield Forge
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Shivan Reef
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Glacial Fortress
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Adarkar Wastes
43% of 458 decks +21% synergy
Arid Mesa
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Deserted Beach
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Flooded Strand
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Clifftop Retreat
38% of 458 decks +5% synergy
Scalding Tarn
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Sundown Pass
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Path of Ancestry
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Sulfur Falls
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Stormcarved Coast
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Prairie Stream
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City of Brass
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Tundra
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Plateau
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Volcanic Island
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Evolving Wilds
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Reflecting Pool
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Azorius Chancery
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Hengegate Pathway
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Perilous Landscape
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Needleverge Pathway
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Tranquil Cove
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Temple of Enlightenment
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Swiftwater Cliffs
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Wind-Scarred Crag
12% of 458 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Gate
12% of 458 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
12% of 458 decks -6% synergy
Fabled Passage
12% of 458 decks +3% synergy
Rugged Prairie
12% of 458 decks -1% synergy
Temple of Triumph
11% of 458 decks -6% synergy
Boros Garrison
11% of 458 decks -3% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
10% of 458 decks -5% synergy
Prismatic Vista
10% of 458 decks +5% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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Cascade Bluffs
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