Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

3-card combo · GW

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite ETB and LTB triggers by repeatedly blinking a nontoken creature for free through a targeting fizzle.

Cards required
3
Cheapest stack total
$31.60
Color identity
GW
Popularity
26 decks
Format
Commander
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Monk Gyatso exiles a creature whenever it becomes the target of an ability controlled by its controller; Lightning Greaves equips for 0, triggering that exile, then fizzles because the equip has no legal target once the creature leaves. Hamza, Guardian of Arashin reduces the exiled creature's cast cost to 0 as long as two creatures with +1/+1 counters are on the battlefield, making the loop self-sustaining. The setup lives in Selesnya counter-heavy shells — Hamza as commander is the natural home since he satisfies his own cost reduction requirement.

Recipe

How it works

01

Prerequisites

You control another nontoken creature. You control at least two creatures that each have at least one +1/+1 counter on them.

02

Steps

  1. Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying {0}, targeting another nontoken creature you control.
  2. Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
  3. The Lightning Greaves ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
  4. Cast the creature from exile by paying {0} due to Hamza.
  5. Repeat.

03

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop needs a payoff for the infinite ETB and LTB triggers — Impact Tremors or Purphoros, God of the Forge would be ideal, but neither is in green-white, so lean on Altar of the Brood, Corpse Knight splashed in, or a finisher like Wayfarer's Bauble looped for landfall. Any other nontoken creature with an enters-the-battlefield effect doubles as both the loop piece and the win condition simultaneously.

Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID hamza-guardian-of-arashin-lightning-greaves-monk-gyatso

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Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.