Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius

3-card combo · GWU

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop casts any nontoken creature you control infinite times for free, generating infinite ETB, LTB, and storm count.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$12.72

Color identity

GWU

Popularity

562 decks

Format

Commander

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Lightning Greaves's equip trigger targets a nontoken creature, which causes Monk Gyatso to airbend it into exile; the equip fizzles with no legal target, and Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius reduces the creature's exile cost to zero, letting it recast immediately and restart the loop. Any nontoken creature in the stack doubles as a loop piece and the combo payoff simultaneously — the table sees a Bant shell with Equipment synergies before it sees the kill coming.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control another nontoken creature.

Steps

Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying , targeting another nontoken creature you control.
Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
The Lightning Greaves ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
Cast the creature from exile by paying due to Doc Aurlock.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop generates infinite storm and ETB but doesn't close the game on its own — pair it with Altar of the Brood for infinite mill, Impact Tremors for infinite damage, or Prosperous Innkeeper for infinite life-drain. Any creature with an ETB that draws a card or ramps will also generate enough value to end the game without a dedicated finisher, so the best secondary piece is whichever nontoken creature the deck already wants to cast.

Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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