Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Eternal Witness

3-card combo · GU

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite mana and infinite ETB triggers with nothing but two creatures, a single instant, and five lands.

Cards required: 3
Cheapest stack total: $2.37
Color identity: GU
Popularity: 13,932 decks
Format: Commander

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Ghostly Flicker blinks Peregrine Drake to untap five lands and recovers itself via Eternal Witness, making the loop self-contained at instant speed for per iteration. Green-blue value commanders — Rashmi, Eternities Crafter, Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, or any Simic pile that already wants Eternal Witness and ramp — find every piece doing independent work before the combo assembles. The table sees two creatures and an instant, nothing that screams win condition until the loop closes.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least . If you control five lands that can tap to produce at least , this combo nets infinite mana, and you may blink any other permanent besides Peregrine Drake.

Steps

Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least .
Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying , blinking Eternal Witness and Peregrine Drake.
When Eternal Witness and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger.
Resolve the Eternal Witness trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker to your hand from your graveyard.
Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite blinking; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of lands you control

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Palinchron replaces Peregrine Drake if the land count is lower and the mana base is richer — it untaps up to seven lands but costs two more to cast. Naru Meha, Master Wizard can substitute for Eternal Witness to recur Ghostly Flicker at flash speed, which changes the threat profile entirely. Once infinite mana is live, Thassa's Oracle or a Blue Sun's Zenith targeting an opponent closes it; the loop produces the mana but needs a dedicated sink to convert.

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