Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Sol Ring + Magus of the Future

4-card combo · U

Verdict

Yes — this 4-piece loop generates infinite storm count, landfall, and magecraft in any mono-blue shell that can assemble the pieces.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$4.17

Color identity

Popularity

116 decks

Format

Commander

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Mystic Sanctuary's landfall trigger puts Ghostly Flicker back on top of the library each loop; Sol Ring and the Sanctuary itself fund the 2U cost, making the engine self-sustaining with exactly three Islands already in play. Magus of the Future sits above the library, feeding Ghostly Flicker directly to the cast step so the hand never needs to hold it. The whole thing runs on blue artifact-heavy lists — Urza, Lord High Artificer and Sai, Master Thopterist are natural homes.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control three additional Islands.

Steps

Activate Mystic Sanctuary and Sol Ring by tapping them, adding .
Cast Ghostly Flicker either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying , blinking Mystic Sanctuary and Sol Ring.
When Mystic Sanctuary enters untapped, it triggers, putting Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Archaeomancer or Izzet Chronarch can replace Mystic Sanctuary's recursion role if the Island count is short, though both add a fifth piece. The loop produces no mana beyond what it consumes, so a free storm payoff is mandatory — Grapeshot closes immediately, and Aetherflux Reservoir kills the table after enough iterations; without a dedicated win condition already on board, the loop is just counting triggers.

Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Sol Ring + Magus of the Future

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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