Blisterspit Gremlin + Sol Ring + Retraction Helix

3-card combo · UR

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite colorless mana and infinite storm count in any blue-red shell that runs Sol Ring.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$2.28

Color identity

Popularity

92 decks

Format

Commander

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Retraction Helix turns Blisterspit Gremlin into a repeating bounce engine; Sol Ring pays for its own recast and untaps the Gremlin each time it's cast, closing the loop. Every iteration produces net colorless mana, counts as a spell cast, and triggers any ETB or LTB effects stapled to Sol Ring or the Gremlin itself — a Izzet storm or artifact-matters shell gets the most out of each cycle.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Retraction Helix by paying , causing Blisterspit Gremlin to gain ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand" until end of turn.
Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding .
Activate Blisterspit Gremlin using its ability from Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Sol Ring from the battlefield to your hand.
Cast Sol Ring by paying .
When you cast Sol Ring, Blisterspit Gremlin's last ability triggers, untapping it.
Sol Ring resolves.
Repeat from step 2.

Result

Infinite colorless mana; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any 0- or 1-mana artifact can replace Sol Ring — Mana Crypt closes the loop identically and produces more mana per cycle. Grapeshot or Aetherflux Reservoir converts the storm count into a kill; without one of those in play, the loop generates mana but needs a sink like Walking Ballista to actually close the game.

Blisterspit Gremlin + Sol Ring + Retraction Helix

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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