Displacer Kitten + Frantic Search + Dark Ritual + Timeless Witness

4-card combo · BGU

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates near-infinite storm count, near-infinite black mana, and draws the whole library through alternating Frantic Search and Dark Ritual recursion.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$5.70

Color identity

BGU

Popularity

35 decks

Format

Commander

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Displacer Kitten blinks Timeless Witness every time a noncreature spell resolves; Timeless Witness's enters-the-battlefield trigger retrieves whichever half of the engine is in the graveyard, keeping Dark Ritual and Frantic Search trading back and forth indefinitely. The loop runs in any Sultai shell that casts noncreature spells — Niv-Mizzet, Parun-style storm builds pivot here, and Golos or Kenrith variants that splash black have everything they need across three colors.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control up to three lands that can tap to produce at least .

Steps

Cast Dark Ritual by paying .
Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Timeless Witness.
When Timeless Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Frantic Search from your graveyard to your hand.
Resolve Dark Ritual, adding .
Activate up to three lands by tapping them, adding at least .
Cast Frantic Search by paying .
Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Timeless Witness.
When Timeless Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Dark Ritual from your graveyard to your hand.
Resolve Frantic Search, causing you to loot twice and untap up to three lands.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite LTB; Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite black mana; Near-infinite untap of lands you control

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Eternal Witness is the obvious swap for Timeless Witness if the megamorph ability is irrelevant — the ETB trigger is identical and the loop runs the same way. The combo generates near-infinite storm count and black mana but requires a closer; Thassa's Oracle after emptying the library or Aetherflux Reservoir to cash in the storm count are the cleanest kills to pair with it.

Displacer Kitten + Frantic Search + Dark Ritual + Timeless Witness

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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