Garth One-Eye + Nim Deathmantle + Lightning Greaves + Ashnod's Altar

4-card combo · WUBRG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop converts Garth One-Eye's Black Lotus copy into infinite mana and death triggers across every color.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$9.89

Color identity

WUBRG

Popularity

3 decks

Format

Commander

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Each loop has Garth One-Eye generate a Black Lotus copy for three colored mana, then sacrifice himself to Ashnod's Altar for two colorless; Nim Deathmantle eats four of those to reanimate him, Lightning Greaves reattaches for free, and the whole chain runs again. The net gain is positive mana every cycle, which means every loop is a free trigger for Blood Artist, Purphoros, God of the Forge, or any aristocrats payoff already sitting on the board.

How it works

Steps

Activate Garth One-Eye by tapping it, choosing Black Lotus.
Cast the copy of Black Lotus.
Activate Black Lotus by tapping and sacrificing itself, adding three mana of any one color.
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Garth One-Eye, adding .
Garth One-Eye dies, triggering Nim Deathmantle, causing you to pay to return Garth One-Eye from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying , attaching it to Garth One-Eye.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite card draw; Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Nim Deathmantle plus Ashnod's Altar is a recurring engine pair that slots into dozens of other combos — if Garth is removed before the loop starts, this same equipment-altar shell supports Mulldrifter or Nephalian Dreadmaw lines. Swap Lightning Greaves for Swiftfoot Boots if haste is not needed and the shroud causes interference with other aura or equip effects in the 99.

Garth One-Eye + Nim Deathmantle + Lightning Greaves + Ashnod's Altar

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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