Combos Utilizing Scrivener

sacrifice scrivener for a scrivener, returning any instant card to your hand from graveyard. counterspell, swords to plowshares, lightning bolt... you get the idea.

tap 4U, play scrivener, do two damage to opponent, pay 1 and return to hand. play turnabout, choose your lands, play scrivener and return turnabout to hand, do two dmg to opponent, repeat.

cycle cards to remove scrivener or any other townsfolk and return to get a spell back

With Equilibrium in play,cast Time Warp,then cast Scrivener to return Time Warp to your hand.Pay 1 to return Scrivener to your hand.Infinite turns!!

use the vodalian illusionist to phase the scrivener and you get back an instant

play urza's rage, then use scrivener to return urza's rage to your hand, then use it again on your next turn unless you have enough. a few turns to use 2 urza's rage with one urza's rage!

well, sac scrivener to altar to mill an opponent, use any card drawing to redraw an play scrivener to get back your counterspells... repeat as necessary to lock down your opponents...8-way mill!!

basically you get to return unlimited spells and creatures to your hand

use orim's chant every turn and lock your opponents.

Counter target spell & gain 3 life. Cast Schrivener to return Absorb to your hand. Cast Absorb again.