Cowardice + Lightning Greaves + Hidden Herbalists

3-card combo · GU

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite ETB and LTB triggers by bouncing Hidden Herbalists with its own equip cost.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$25.23

Color identity

Popularity

0 decks

Format

Commander

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Cowardice turns Lightning Greaves' free equip activation into a repeating bounce effect: equipping to Hidden Herbalists returns it to hand, and recasting for 1G is covered by the two green it produces on entry. The loop sits in green-blue Commander shells that already want Cowardice as a soft-lock piece — Kalamax, the Stormsire and Rashmi, Eternities Crafter lists occasionally run this as a secondary line.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , targeting Hidden Herbalists.
Cowardice triggers, returning Hidden Herbalists from the battlefield to your hand.
Cast Hidden Herbalists by paying .
Hidden Herbalists enters the battlefield, adding .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Hidden Herbalists is the hardest piece to replace here since the mana-positive condition is load-bearing — any substitute creature must produce at least 1G on ETB to sustain the loop. Storm count builds pair this with Aetherflux Reservoir or Altar of the Brood as the closer; neither is in the core three, so slot one in before calling this a kill.

Cowardice + Lightning Greaves + Hidden Herbalists

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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