Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Advanced Reconstruction

3-card combo · RW

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite ETB and LTB triggers at zero mana once all three pieces are on the battlefield.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$13.16

Color identity

Popularity

5 decks

Format

Commander

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Lightning Greaves's equip-0 activation triggers Monk Gyatso, exiling the target creature before the equip resolves — the ability then fizzles with no legal target. Advanced Reconstruction lets that creature recast from exile for free, resetting the loop. Red-white storm and aristocrats shells running Monk Gyatso as the commander are the natural home, since every ETB and LTB trigger feeds payoffs like Impact Tremors or Purphoros, God of the Forge.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control another nontoken creature.

Steps

Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying , targeting another nontoken creature you control.
Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
The Lightning Greaves ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
Cast the creature from exile by paying due to Advanced Reconstruction.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop needs a dedicated kill condition — Impact Tremors, Purphoros, God of the Forge, or Altar of the Brood close the game once the engine is running. Any other nontoken creature on the battlefield serves as the bounce target, so token-light lists with resilient utility creatures keep the loop stable; a board state of only tokens locks you out entirely.

Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Advanced Reconstruction

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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