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Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — KrakenU
One-directional refresh: one card can untap permanents the other wants to reuse. Not self-sustaining on its own — the untapper has to keep showing up.
- Creature — Vampire Warlock // InstantB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Bloodline Recollector's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human RogueBG
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Chevill, Bane of Monsters's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Private Research's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Quest for the Gravelord's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Bequeathal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- SorceryB
Reanimate puts Clive, Ifrit's Dominant onto the battlefield from a graveyard without casting it, so its mana cost is never paid.
- Legendary Creature — Human Warrior VillainBG
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Kraven the Hunter's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Elf ScoutG
Copperhorn Scout untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Clive, Ifrit's Dominant's tap activation.
- Creature — Troll Warlock // SorceryB
Grave Researcher puts Clive, Ifrit's Dominant onto the battlefield from a graveyard without casting it, so its mana cost is never paid.
- Legendary Creature — Human ShamanBR
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Lagomos, Hand of Hatred's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- EnchantmentW
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Enduring Renewal's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Artifact — EquipmentC
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Eater of Virtue's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentC
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Skullclamp's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Orc ClericW
White Plume Adventurer untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Clive, Ifrit's Dominant's tap activation.
- InstantB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Malicious Affliction's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Planeswalker — ChandraR
Copy engine: one card makes copies of a creature — once a turn, or once for each time you pay its cost — and each copy pays off: the creature's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again, or the hasty copy uses its tap ability. Real, repeatable value — every copy has its turn or its price, so it never goes infinite on its own.
- Legendary Enchantment Creature — GodBW
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Athreos, God of Passage's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Human WarlockBW
Priest of Fell Rites puts Clive, Ifrit's Dominant onto the battlefield from a graveyard without casting it, so its mana cost is never paid.
- Creature — Vampire Warlock // SorceryB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Emeritus of Woe's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — DemonB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Ob Nixilis, Unshackled's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie ElfBG
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Glissa, the Traitor's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human God HeroUW
Blink engine: one card blinks creatures — once a turn, once a combat, or each time you pay — and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again on every blink. Real, repeatable value — never infinite on its own.
- Enchantment — AuraR
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Incendiary's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary EnchantmentB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling The Meathook Massacre's death-trigger or removal payoff.
MTG Arena only
Synergies with cards played only on MTG Arena (including Arena rebalances). They aren't available in paper Magic.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Enchantment Creature — NightmareB
Copy engine: one card makes copies of a creature — once a turn, or once for each time you pay its cost — and each copy pays off: the creature's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again, or the hasty copy uses its tap ability. Real, repeatable value — every copy has its turn or its price, so it never goes infinite on its own.
- Legendary Creature — Bird MonkRUW
Blink engine: one card blinks creatures — once a turn, once a combat, or each time you pay — and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect fires again on every blink. Real, repeatable value — never infinite on its own.
- Artifact Creature — Equipment PhoenixR
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Forgeborn Phoenix's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraU
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Public Enemy's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Ogre WarlockB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Underbridge Warlock's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Elf WarlockBG
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Perennial Gravewarden's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Enchantment — AuraG
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Most Wanted's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — Tiefling ClericB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Death-Priest of Myrkul's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — DinosaurB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Terrors of the Track's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Human Elf WarlockBG
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Shessra, Death's Whisper's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Legendary Creature — Vampire KnightBW
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Arvad, Weatherlight Smuggler's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Creature — VampireB
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling A-Blood Artist's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact — EquipmentRW
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant can kill creatures (with damage or by shrinking them), enabling Bladehold Cleaver's death-trigger or removal payoff.
- Artifact Creature — Phyrexian ShapeshifterU
One-shot copy enabler: a card enters as a copy of another (Phantasmal Image, Body Double, Phyrexian Metamorph), firing the partner's substantive ETB once. Not a repeating chain — fires once on entry — but valuable when the partner's ETB is combo-grade (graveyard reanimator, mana doubler, etc.).
- EnchantmentG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Bat ClericB
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human NobleGRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human AssassinG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Frog DruidBG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — InsectG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human ClericUW
Niambi, Beloved Protector returns creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield, re-firing Clive, Ifrit's Dominant's enter-the-battlefield effect.
- Creature — Elf DruidGRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- EnchantmentUW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Artifact — SpacecraftW
Candela, Aegis of Adagia bounces a permanent, enabling Clive, Ifrit's Dominant's recast / spell-cast trigger.
- Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — OmenGRU
Stonehide Ancient bounces a permanent, enabling Clive, Ifrit's Dominant's recast / spell-cast trigger.
Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire1RWLegendary Creature — Human Noble Wizard // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga PhoenixRW
Shinestriker4UUCreature — ElementalU
Edgar, King of Figaro4UULegendary Creature — Human Artificer NobleU
Earthshaker Dreadmaw4GGCreature — DinosaurG
Skullmulcher4GCreature — ElementalG
Pygmy Kavu3GCreature — KavuG
Regal Force4GGGCreature — ElementalG
Prime Speaker Zegana2GGUULegendary Creature — Merfolk WizardGU
Sandstone Oracle7Artifact Creature — SphinxC
Be'lakor, the Dark Master3UBRLegendary Creature — Demon NobleBRU
Pol Jamaar, Illusionist4UULegendary Creature — Human Illusion WizardU
Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra1RGLegendary Creature — Human Wizard Warrior // Legendary Enchantment Creature — Saga WizardBGRUW