Garth One-Eye + Ghostly Flicker + Lightning Greaves + Archaeomancer

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite ETB and LTB triggers through a Black Lotus copy that refunds Ghostly Flicker's cost every iteration.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$6.69

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

76 decks

Format

Commander

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Garth One-Eye's ability creates a Black Lotus copy for 0, which pays the 2U to cast Ghostly Flicker targeting Garth and Archaeomancer; Archaeomancer's ETB recovers Ghostly Flicker, and Lightning Greaves shuffles off Garth between activations so the restriction on recasting Black Lotus resets each loop. The second creature requirement for the Greaves swap is the only meaningful setup cost — any token or utility creature in a 5-color shell satisfies it trivially.

How it works

Prerequisites

You have not cast a copy of Black Lotus using Garth's ability. You control at least one additional creature.

Steps

If needed, activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to Garth.
Activate Garth by tapping it, causing you to pay to cast a copy of Black Lotus.
Activate Black Lotus by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to any other creature you control.
Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying , blinking Garth and Archaeomancer.
Archaeomancer enters the battlefield, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Witness the Future or Elixir of Immortality can substitute for Archaeomancer as the Ghostly Flicker recursor, though Archaeomancer is the cleanest since it returns any instant or sorcery on ETB. The loop produces no mana net and no built-in win — pair it with Purphoros, God of the Forge or Impact Tremors for the kill, or add a draw outlet like Skullclamp to convert the ETB chain into a lethal card draw effect.

Garth One-Eye + Ghostly Flicker + Lightning Greaves + Archaeomancer

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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