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- Land // Legendary Creature — DemonB
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.
- ArtifactB
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.
- Land — DesertC
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.
- Legendary Creature — Human Noble VillainB
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- Legendary Planeswalker — ChandraR
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- Legendary Creature — Human WarlockBRU
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- Legendary Artifact Creature — ArtificerW
Lita, Mechanical Engineer untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- Legendary Creature — Zombie WarriorBU
Untap loop: each side can untap what the other taps — a genuine mutual refresh engine.
- Creature — Elf ScoutG
Copperhorn Scout untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- Legendary Creature — Human Rebel WarlockW
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- Creature — Orc ClericW
White Plume Adventurer untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- Creature — Human SoldierW
Untap loop: each side can untap what the other taps — a genuine mutual refresh engine.
- Legendary Planeswalker — JaceU
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- 2G/UG/UG/UCreature — HorrorGU
Murkfiend Liege untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- EnchantmentR
Aggravated Assault untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- Legendary Creature — Human AvatarG
Graveyard pair: one card brings creatures back from the graveyard repeatedly (or a creature that returns itself), and the other keeps feeding the loop — a recurring reanimator with a payoff, or a sacrifice outlet with a self-recurring creature.
- Legendary Creature — Time Lord DoctorGU
The Thirteenth Doctor untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- Creature — Human KnightGW
Veteran Beastrider untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- Creature — Human RogueU
Blink pair: one card can blink creatures repeatedly, and the other's ETB rewards every re-entry. Free-running only when the blink is free or refunded (Deadeye + Drake class); otherwise a repeatable value engine.
- 1WUCreature — SpiritUW
Blink pair: one card can blink creatures repeatedly, and the other's ETB rewards every re-entry. Free-running only when the blink is free or refunded (Deadeye + Drake class); otherwise a repeatable value engine.
- Legendary Artifact — Infinity StoneW
Blink pair: one card can blink creatures repeatedly, and the other's ETB rewards every re-entry. Free-running only when the blink is free or refunded (Deadeye + Drake class); otherwise a repeatable value engine.
- Creature — Spirit // Enchantment — AuraU
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.).
- Legendary Creature — Human WizardB
Recursion engine: one card can reanimate repeatedly (an activated ability), and the other is a creature worth bringing back again and again. Real, repeatable value — not an infinite loop on its own.
- Kindred Enchantment — MerfolkU
Merrow Commerce untaps all (or many) permanents, refreshing Purple Pentapus's tap activation.
- 1URLegendary Planeswalker — SaheeliRU
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- WithChained Brute1RR
Untap loop: each card untaps the other, generating arbitrary activations or mana. These two can't keep the loop going alone — add one of these to complete it:
- WithMarjhan5UUU
Untap loop: each card untaps the other, generating arbitrary activations or mana. These two can't keep the loop going alone — add one of these to complete it:
- WithBlack Carriage3BBB
Untap loop: each card untaps the other, generating arbitrary activations or mana. These two can't keep the loop going alone — add one of these to complete it:
- WithGrimgrin, Corpse-Born3UBBU
Untap loop: each card untaps the other, generating arbitrary activations or mana. These two can't keep the loop going alone — add one of these to complete it:
Persistent SpecimenBCreature — SkeletonB
Retrofitted TransmograntBArtifact Creature — ZombieB
Faerie DreamthiefBCreature — Faerie WarlockB
Barrier of BonesBCreature — Skeleton WallB
Snarling GorehoundBCreature — DogB
Sanitation Automaton2Artifact Creature — ConstructC
Reassembling Skeleton1BCreature — Skeleton WarriorB
Rubblebelt MaverickGCreature — Human DetectiveG
Haunt of the Dead MarshesBCreature — Nightmare ElfB
Teacher's PestBGCreature — Skeleton PestBG
Tunnel Rats1BCreature — RatB
Cult ConscriptBCreature — Skeleton WarriorB