Displacer Kitten + Shipwreck Dowser + Cabal Ritual + Dark Ritual

4-card combo · UB

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite black mana and infinite storm count in any blue-black shell that runs rituals.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$15.08

Color identity

Popularity

28 decks

Format

Commander

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Displacer Kitten blinks Shipwreck Dowser each time a noncreature spell resolves, and Dowser's ETB returns the ritual just spent to hand. Dark Ritual and Cabal Ritual alternate, each refunding the Dowser blink and returning the other ritual to keep the chain moving — the loop nets mana on every iteration of Cabal Ritual and fires infinite magecraft and ETB triggers along the way. Blue-black spellslinger commanders like Kess, Dissident Mage or Talrand, Sky Summoner have the density of instants and sorceries to support both the rituals and the Kitten.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Dark Ritual by paying .
Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Shipwreck Dowser.
Shipwreck Dowser enters the battlefield, returning Cabal Ritual from your graveyard to your hand.
Resolve Dark Ritual, adding .
Cast Cabal Ritual by paying .
Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Shipwreck Dowser.
Shipwreck Dowser enters the battlefield, returning Dark Ritual from your graveyard to your hand.
Resolve Cabal Ritual, adding at least .
Repeat.

Result

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

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Cabal Ritual requires at least threshold — three other cards in the graveyard — to net mana beyond its own casting cost, so make sure the bin is stocked before going for the loop. Any instant or sorcery that cantrips serves as a Dowser trigger if the ritual chain needs setup. Thassa's Oracle or Aetherflux Reservoir closes the game once mana goes infinite; the loop itself leaves the kill entirely to the deck.

Displacer Kitten + Shipwreck Dowser + Cabal Ritual + Dark Ritual

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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