the front side of Tayam, Luminous Enigma
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ashnod's Altar
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R, G, W

Initial Card State

  1.  Grishnákh in hand.
  2.  Tayam and Ashnod's Altar on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. three generic mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Grishnákh by paying its mana cost; it enters with a vigilance counter due to Tayam.
  2. When Grishnákh enters, it creates a creature token with mutiple counters on it, including a vigilance counter due to Tayam, and, if possible, allows you to gain control of a creature with lesser power than that token's power until end of turn.
  3. Activate Tayam by paying three generic mana and removing two vigilance counters and one additional counter from creatures you control.
  4. Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing Grishnákh and one additional creature, adding one colorless manaone colorless manaone colorless manaone colorless mana.
  5. Resolve Tayam's ability, milling yourself three cards and returning Grishnákh from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Notes

  1. This order of operations and the additional three generic mana starting mana is necessary because you must activate mana abilities like Ashnod's Altar's before paying the counter removal cost.

Results

  1. Infinite colorless mana.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature LTB.
  4. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  5. Infinite death triggers.
  6. Infinite self-mill.

Variants of this combo

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