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Battle for Zendikar Combos

Battle for Zendikar (2015) made 180 two- and three-card Commander combos possible: combos whose newest card was first printed in Battle for Zendikar. The most-played two-card combo is Defiant Bloodlord + Exquisite Blood (infinite lifegain triggers). Retreat to Coralhelm appears in more of them than any other Battle for Zendikar card (92).

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Longer 4+ card lines are left out on purpose.

180
Combos
8
Two-card
172
Three-card
232
New cards in set

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Top combo cards in Battle for Zendikar

  1. 92
  2. 25
  3. 20
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 3

Older cards that got better

  1. 19
  2. 19
  3. 19
  4. 18
  5. 12
  6. 12
  7. 11
  8. 10

New commanders that combo

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 1

Most-played Battle for Zendikar combos

  1. Retreat to Coralhelm + Simic Growth Chamber + Sakura-Tribe Scout Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  2. Defiant Bloodlord + Exquisite Blood Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifeloss 2-card · Spicy · How it works
  3. Emeria Shepherd + Sakura-Tribe Elder Put all basic Plains from your library onto the battlefield 2-card · Exhibition · How it works
  4. Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas + Simic Growth Chamber Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  5. Retreat to Coralhelm + Meloku the Clouded Mirror + Walking Atlas Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  6. Retreat to Coralhelm + Meloku the Clouded Mirror + Sakura-Tribe Scout Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  7. Retreat to Coralhelm + Simic Growth Chamber + Skyshroud Ranger Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  8. Retreat to Coralhelm + Oboro, Palace in the Clouds + Sakura-Tribe Scout Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  9. Retreat to Coralhelm + Trade Routes + Walking Atlas Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  10. Omnath, Locus of Rage + Perilous Forays + Lotus Cobra Near-infinite damage · Put all lands with a basic land type from your library onto the battlefield tapped 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  11. Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas + Azorius Chancery Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  12. Retreat to Coralhelm + Trade Routes + Sakura-Tribe Scout Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  13. Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas + Oboro, Palace in the Clouds Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  14. Retreat to Coralhelm + Golgari Rot Farm + Sakura-Tribe Scout Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  15. Retreat to Coralhelm + Uyo, Silent Prophet + Walking Atlas Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack · Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  16. Retreat to Coralhelm + Oboro Breezecaller + Walking Atlas Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  17. Retreat to Coralhelm + Gruul Turf + Sakura-Tribe Scout Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  18. Retreat to Coralhelm + Ruin Ghost Infinite landfall triggers 2-card · Exhibition · How it works
  19. Retreat to Coralhelm + Ghost Town + Walking Atlas Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite colorless mana during each opponent's turn 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
  20. Retreat to Coralhelm + Sakura-Tribe Scout + Dimir Aqueduct Infinite landfall triggers 3-card · Exhibition · How it works
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