Saw in Half + Eternal Witness + Lion's Eye Diamond

3-card combo · BG

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite storm count, infinite ETB triggers, and a board full of Eternal Witness tokens in any black-green shell.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$4.61

Color identity

Popularity

1,247 decks

Format

Commander

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Saw in Half destroys Eternal Witness and creates two token copies that immediately trigger on entry, returning both Saw in Half and Lion's Eye Diamond to hand. Holding priority before Saw in Half resolves to crack Lion's Eye Diamond is the critical timing — the

pays for the next Saw in Half cast, and the loop restarts from there. Any commander that cares about death triggers, ETB triggers, or storm count — Meren of Clan Nel Toth, Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, Kess, Dissident Mage — converts the loop into a win immediately.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Saw in Half by paying , targeting Eternal Witness.
Holding priority, activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding .
Resolve Saw in Half, destroying Eternal Witness and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
The Eternal Witness tokens enter the battlefield, returning Lion's Eye Diamond and Saw in Half from your graveyard to your hand.
Cast Lion's Eye Diamond by paying .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Dualcaster Mage replaces Eternal Witness in red variants with a different line, but within black-green, Eternal Witness is the only piece doing this specific job. The loop produces infinite tokens and triggers but not infinite mana — pair it with Zulaport Cutthroat, Blood Artist, or Altar of Dementia to convert the death storm into a table kill.

Saw in Half + Eternal Witness + Lion's Eye Diamond

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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