Combos Utilizing War-Elemental

have spikeshot & ancient in play. damage opponent with spikeshot. cast war elemental. move counters from ancient to spikeshot. ping opponent again with spikeshot. add +1/+1countes to elemental.

play war elemental, before ability resolves to sac it, tim them with spikeshot. can also use pyrite spellbombs or insta buffs on goblin to increase creature strenght.

Tap your lands to deal damage with Shivan Gorge and have War Elemental gain +1+1 counters and Talon of Pain just collects its counters and then remove them and deal some more damage!!

play 2 kobolts followed by gaea's cradle, then play 2 tinder walls, sac em, play bolt, then war

shock opponent so elemental can be played. at start of each player's upkeep, vortex does two damage to that player. elemental gets +2/+2 each upkeep

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move +1/+1 counter from ancient to kilnmouth dragon. ping opponent with the dragon. cast war elemental. continue moving +1/+1counters, pinging opponent & adding +1/+1 counter on elemental

add hell of a lot of mana and play blaze and your elemental becomes a infinity/infinity

opponent takes 5 damage at beginning of your upkeep. each turn elemental gets +5/+5 from dragon. dragon keeps nonflyers from attacking. trumpet does 1 damage to opponent for each nonattacking creature

The War Elemental and the Talon of Pain both get counters when damage is dealt, and the Ion Storm burns counters to deal damage. As long as you have mana, you can always deal damage!