Start from Scratch

Sorcery — Lesson

Choose one —

• Start from Scratch deals 1 damage to target creature, player or planeswalker.
• Destroy target artifact.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Brawl	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (1)

Gidgetimer on Mutate, Mutate, Mutate, Mutate

7 months ago

On the subject of Vadrok + Double major, it does give infinite mutate triggers (assuming you have a non-human creature on the battlefield). With any of the non-creature cards not named Double Major in the graveyard it gives infinite damage.

1. Cast Vadrok, Apex of Thunder via mutate targeting the non-human.
2. Cast Double Major targeting Vadrok
3. Double Major resolves making a copy of the Vadrok spell targeting the non-human and going to the graveyard.
4. Copy Vadrok resolves giving mutate triggers.
5. Steps 2-4 ad infinitum. You now will get multiple copies of Vadrok's mutate trigger and can cast the other non-creature spell between double major casts.

The way each other non-creature spell gives infinite damage is:

• Igneous Inspiration and Prismari Command deal damage.
• Solve the Equation fetches Prismari Command. Brings the mana needed up to 9.
• Field Trip learns getting Start from Scratch out of the sideboard. Then learns on the next loop allowing you to discard Start from Scratch.

The combo isn't really competitive Modern viable. But the tags say this is a casual deck, so it is a fun interaction.