Cavern-Hoard Dragon + Time Sieve
Produces: Near-infinite turns, Lock
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
- Time Sieve
- Color identity
- UBR
Prerequisites
An opponent controls at least five artifacts, and cannot block all damage from Cavern-Hoard Dragon, or kill Cavern-Hoard Dragon during combat.
Steps
- Deal combat damage to an opponent using Cavern-Hoard Dragon.
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon triggers, creating a Treasure token for each artifact the opponent controls.
- Activate Time Sieve by tapping it and sacrificing five Treasures, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Repeat each turn as able.
How to execute this combo
The "Cavern-Hoard Dragon + Time Sieve" combo takes 4 steps in order. Make sure you have the mana open and permanents listed in the prerequisites before you start — opponents can respond between steps.
The end result: Near-infinite turns, Lock.
Practice the line offline: lay out the cards, walk through each step, and note where you can lose the combo (summoning sickness, lack of priority, removal on a key permanent). In game, announce each step clearly; in casual play you can offer to shortcut after demonstrating the loop.
The best window is a turn when opponents are tapped out or after they commit a spell — hold protection (a counter, Vexing Shusher) if the combo wins on the spot.