Kalamax, the Stormsire
Chandra's Ignition
Return the Favor

  Played with this combo

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Kalamax on the battlefield.
Chandra's Ignition and Return the Favor in hand.
Kalamax is tapped. You have not cast any instant spell this turn.
4 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Chandra's Ignition by paying 3.
2
Holding priority, cast Return the Favor with its first mode selected by paying 1.
3
Kalamax's first and second abilities trigger.
4
Resolve the first ability, creating a copy of Return the Favor targeting Chanrda's Ignition.
5
Resolve the second ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Kalamax.
6
Resolve the Return the Favor copy, creating a copy of Return the Favor.
7
Kalamax's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
8
Repeat from step 6 any number of times.
9
Once you have an arbitrarily large Kalamax, resolve Chandra's Ignition, causing Kalamax to deal damage equal to its power to each other creature and each opponent.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite damage
Infinite +1/+1 counters on Kalamax

  Combo Metadata

445
DECKS
0.08%
OF 564999 ELIGIBLE DECKS
Rank 4858
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)
Any combos that require three or more cards are allowed
3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)
Any combos that require 3 or more cards are allowed
4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)
All combos are allowed.
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Mosswort Bridge
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Sunken Palace
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Halimar Depths
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Springleaf Drum
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Lotus Petal
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Commander's Sphere
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Lands
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Shivan Reef
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Wooded Foothills
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Stormcarved Coast
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Scalding Tarn
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Dreamroot Cascade
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Spire Garden
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Misty Rainforest
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Rockfall Vale
28% of 445 decks +6% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
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Simic Growth Chamber
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Karplusan Forest
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Gruul Turf
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Cascade Bluffs
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Mossfire Valley
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Taiga
13% of 445 decks +0% synergy
Volcanic Island
13% of 445 decks -1% synergy
Tropical Island
13% of 445 decks -1% synergy
Flooded Grove
12% of 445 decks -2% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
12% of 445 decks -3% synergy
Myriad Landscape
11% of 445 decks -6% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11% of 445 decks -7% synergy
Temple of Mystery
10% of 445 decks -7% synergy
Evolving Wilds
10% of 445 decks -11% synergy
Hedge Maze
10% of 445 decks -1% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 445 decks +1% synergy
City of Brass
9% of 445 decks +1% synergy
Mana Confluence
9% of 445 decks +2% synergy
Fiery Islet
9% of 445 decks +1% synergy
Thundering Falls
9% of 445 decks -0% synergy
Path of Ancestry
9% of 445 decks -13% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
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Flooded Strand
8% of 445 decks -3% synergy
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