Your Favorite Common / Uncommon Combos -- Legacy and Standard.

bk1234
bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
edited March 2018 in MtGPQ General Discussion
A comment on another thread reminded me of how much I loved playing Stratus Walk and Undergrowth Champion -- in fact Stratus Walk remains one of my favorite combo cards of all time. I like it with Plummet in legacy and Sandwurm Convergence in Standard. 

What are some of your favorite combos -- both of all time and in Standard where at least one card is a common or uncommon?

Turn to Frog + Unsummon --- 2 kills on one card
Wily Goblin + Beckett -- turns Becky into a stealing / killing machine for 3 mana
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  • Laeuftbeidir
    Laeuftbeidir Posts: 1,841 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited March 2018
    Lone Rider and..
    ..basically any support that gives +2/+2 & vigilance or berserker.
    Carried me from bronze to platin!
  • FindingHeart8
    FindingHeart8 Posts: 2,731 Chairperson of the Boards
    This conversation about Stratus Walk and Undergrowth Champion...it sounds strangely familiar ;)

    I enjoy Ruin Rat with Cartouche of Solidarity, the poor man's mechanic for an unbreakable wall of rats.

    Back in my weenier days, I enjoyed Dust Stalker combo'd with Kozilek's Return and Temple of the False God.  2 damage to all opponents creatures every turn.  Woooo the power.

    Of course I got lucky and packed Deploy mid-way through Innistrad, so I've been pretty lazy for a long time ;)
  • DBJones
    DBJones Posts: 803 Critical Contributor
    Graven Abomination and kill spells together make for an amazing anti-graveyard combo. Embalm/eternalize are rendered useless. I haven't faced them, but even those god cards would be prevented from returning to your opponent's hand.
  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Forerunner of the Legion + Mavren Fein is still probably my favorite basic combo. Not quite as consistent as using Legion Conquistador to trigger Mavren, but I like that he gives you a vampire token when he enters, and more with Mavren when he attacks. You just gotta make sure you're tutoring up another copy of himself every time he enters.
  • Mburn7
    Mburn7 Posts: 3,427 Chairperson of the Boards
    Molten Nursery and Foundry.  4 thopters and 10 damage easy.  Combine with Sahili and TSN for a gatling gun.

    Valor in Akros and Resolute Blademaster with Gideon Z.  Drop some tokens, get a huge buff and double strike.

  • asm0deus
    asm0deus Posts: 73 Match Maker
    Siren's Ruse + any creature with ETB effects.
  • Tilwin90
    Tilwin90 Posts: 662 Critical Contributor
    Gather the pack + Sacred Cat. ALL THOSE ACTIVATED GEMS... Mmm mmm
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited March 2018
    Edited because I'm a rule breaker
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    Right now in standard I love Verdant Sun's Avatar with any token generator. 
  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Mainloop25 said:
    Omniscience + Whir of Invention. It's gotten me soooo many jewels :wink:
    Neither one of those cards are common/uncommon haha :)
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    wereotter said:
    Mainloop25 said:
    Omniscience + Whir of Invention. It's gotten me soooo many jewels :wink:
    Neither one of those cards are common/uncommon haha :)

    Oops totally did not read that part of the thread title lol
  • Coilbox
    Coilbox Posts: 202 Tile Toppler
    Blightcaster + Dead man's chest + Revel in Riches

    These 3 cards keep cleaning your opponent board easily while giving you the city blessing and a lot of mana every turn.

    In an Angrath deck is devastating.
  • Bil
    Bil Posts: 831 Critical Contributor
    edited March 2018
       Back when i started, i remember True faith censor + murder investigation was probably one of the best defensive combos i had available.
      Very cheap, reliable and perfect to absorb oponents destruction spells.
      Used to play them with cheap first strike creatures like lone rider, consul lieutenant and paranoic parish blade that were perfectly designed to get the best out of the censor.

       It also reminds me the amazing graf harvest + prized amalgam combo ... And how eficient it was against tezz2 bossfight and his bloody construction ...
       
  • hawkyh1
    hawkyh1 Posts: 780 Critical Contributor
    edited March 2018
    turn against + combo card.
    used with altars reap, uncaged fury, reclaim.
    (it even combos when your opponent plays hixus :) )

    HH
  • Gunmix25
    Gunmix25 Posts: 1,442 Chairperson of the Boards
    Coilbox said:
    Blightcaster + Dead man's chest + Revel in Riches

    These 3 cards keep cleaning your opponent board easily while giving you the city blessing and a lot of mana every turn.

    In an Angrath deck is devastating.
    @Coilbox I found this interesting and gave it a go but I cannot seem to make it work for the life of me. Is there something more to this combo? As it doesn't seem to do much by itself, what steps are you using to ensure it activates effectively? I can see this being very useful in A.I. though since treasures are automated
  • DumasAG
    DumasAG Posts: 719 Critical Contributor
    Gunmix25 said:
    Coilbox said:
    Blightcaster + Dead man's chest + Revel in Riches

    These 3 cards keep cleaning your opponent board easily while giving you the city blessing and a lot of mana every turn.

    In an Angrath deck is devastating.
    @Coilbox I found this interesting and gave it a go but I cannot seem to make it work for the life of me. Is there something more to this combo? As it doesn't seem to do much by itself, what steps are you using to ensure it activates effectively? I can see this being very useful in A.I. though since treasures are automated
    Don't have dead man's chest, unfortunately :( but I'd imagine you want something to kick it off each turn. Playing it in Tezz 2, using his second ability gives you a servo generator which could start the ball rolling. Of course, throwing those three cards in Vraska and going all in on pirates (maybe add treasure map?) would generate A LOT of treasure each turn, and thus A LOT of killing.
  • Gunmix25
    Gunmix25 Posts: 1,442 Chairperson of the Boards
    Thanks @DumasAG
    I was trying with Angrath and just couldn't get it going. Love me some Vraska, so I'll give it a go.
  • Coilbox
    Coilbox Posts: 202 Tile Toppler
    edited March 2018
    Gunmix25 said:
    Coilbox said:
    Blightcaster + Dead man's chest + Revel in Riches

    These 3 cards keep cleaning your opponent board easily while giving you the city blessing and a lot of mana every turn.

    In an Angrath deck is devastating.
    @Coilbox I found this interesting and gave it a go but I cannot seem to make it work for the life of me. Is there something more to this combo? As it doesn't seem to do much by itself, what steps are you using to ensure it activates effectively? I can see this being very useful in A.I. though since treasures are automated
    I forgot to include there 'Prying Blade' which will make you find a treasure every time the creature attacks... i find it very useful in an Angrath deck because of his skills.. First one makes you find a treasure as well, the second one will make you take control of your opponent creature killing it at the end of the turn, with another treasure if you have the dead mans chest...
    And having the third one, also deals damage to the opponent whenever he puts anything on the graveyard... Dunno, maybe is not 'that' amazing and powerful but i really like it :3

    EDIT: It's not mandatory, but i also have a couple removers on the deck to find treasures, 'contract killing' and 'Vona's hunger'... might look like too many things to put together, but they are not really expensive any of them, and doesnt take that long to make it work... 
  • DumasAG
    DumasAG Posts: 719 Critical Contributor
    Coilbox said:
    Gunmix25 said:
    Coilbox said:
    Blightcaster + Dead man's chest + Revel in Riches

    These 3 cards keep cleaning your opponent board easily while giving you the city blessing and a lot of mana every turn.

    In an Angrath deck is devastating.
    @Coilbox I found this interesting and gave it a go but I cannot seem to make it work for the life of me. Is there something more to this combo? As it doesn't seem to do much by itself, what steps are you using to ensure it activates effectively? I can see this being very useful in A.I. though since treasures are automated
    I forgot to include there 'Prying Blade' which will make you find a treasure every time the creature attacks... i find it very useful in an Angrath deck because of his skills.. First one makes you find a treasure as well, the second one will make you take control of your opponent creature killing it at the end of the turn, with another treasure if you have the dead mans chest...
    And having the third one, also deals damage to the opponent whenever he puts anything on the graveyard... Dunno, maybe is not 'that' amazing and powerful but i really like it :3
    storm the vault would be pretty silly with these treasure generators as well. Thinking back to Tezz 2, getting his loyalty all the way up to his ult, your treasures turn into (nearly) inferno jets. Just something to think about :wink:

    It's definitely got a lot of potential. The combination both controls the board and stands to realistically produce anywhere from 1-5 treasure per turn. That many free things has to be useful somehow.

    Just wish I could open a chest!
  • IM_CARLOS
    IM_CARLOS Posts: 640 Critical Contributor
    So i can nominate a mystic and a common/uncommon... So it take Olivia plus a common to discard.

    But let's say 'path of discovery' is very combolicious for an uncommon. Just add some cheap creatures, or one the self replacing creatures (draw on of same type) or let's say a token generator. Take Garruk or roil or any gen. But it must be colored token.  

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