Garth One-Eye + Ghostly Flicker + Lightning Greaves + Shipwreck Dowser
4-card combo · WUBRG
Verdict
Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite ETB, LTB, and storm triggers by recycling Ghostly Flicker through Shipwreck Dowser every iteration.
- Cards required
- 4
- Cheapest stack total
- $27.46
- Color identity
- WUBRG
- Popularity
- 2 decks
- Format
- Commander
Garth One-Eye casts a free Black Lotus copy each time he enters the battlefield, and that mana pays for Ghostly Flicker to blink both Garth and Shipwreck Dowser — Dowser's ETB returns Ghostly Flicker to hand, resetting the loop. Lightning Greaves is the linchpin: its 0-cost equip lets haste bypass summoning sickness on Garth, then gets moved to another creature before the Flicker resolves so Garth re-enters unprotected and re-equippable next iteration. The loop needs one extra creature as a Greaves transfer target, nothing more.
Recipe
How it works
01
Prerequisites
You have not cast a copy of Black Lotus using Garth's ability. You control at least one additional creature.
02
Steps
- If needed, activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying
, attaching it to Garth. - Activate Garth by tapping it, causing you to pay to cast a copy of Black Lotus.
- Activate Black Lotus by tapping and sacrificing it, adding
. - Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to any other creature you control.
- Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying
, blinking Garth and Shipwreck Dowser. - Shipwreck Dowser enters the battlefield, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
- Repeat.
03
Result
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count
Variations
Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines
Equilibrium or Erratic Portal replace Ghostly Flicker if blue blink is disrupted, though both add mana overhead. For the kill, Reckless Fireweaver, Purphoros, God of the Forge, or Impact Tremors convert the infinite ETBs into lethal damage without needing a separate mana sink — the storm count alone wins through Aetherflux Reservoir if any of those are already on board.
Related
Other combos sharing these cards
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Displacer Kitten + Lightning Greaves + Lotus Petal
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Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID garth-one-eye-ghostly-flicker-lightning-greaves-2
Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.