Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain + Words of Wind + Helm of Awakening + Sol Ring

4-card combo · UR

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop bounces every permanent opponents control back to hand while generating infinite storm count in Izzet.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$295.66

Color identity

Popularity

1,133 decks

Format

Commander

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Helm of Awakening reduces the historic permanent and Sol Ring to zero, letting Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain trigger on every cast; Words of Wind redirects each trigger into a forced bounce, and the pilot always returns Sol Ring to rebuy the two colorless needed to activate Words of Wind each loop. The table loses every permanent they control over successive iterations while the pilot retains full board presence — the mass land denial result alone ends most games on the spot.

How it works

Prerequisites

You have a historic permanent card in hand that can be cast for due to Helm of Awakening. You can use a historic creature to get infinite ETB and LTB triggers. If you do not use a creature, this combo will not produce those results.

Steps

Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding .
Activate Words of Wind by paying .
Cast a historic permanent by paying .
Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning Sol Ring to your hand.
Activate Words of Wind by paying .
Cast Sol Ring by paying .
Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning the historic permanent cast in step 3 to your hand.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite storm count; Return all permanents opponents control to their owner's hand; Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Mass Land Denial

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any zero-mana historic permanent works as the loop piece alongside Sol Ring — Mox Amber is the cleanest fit since it's also legendary and Izzet-legal. If a creature fills that role, the loop also generates infinite ETB and LTB triggers, which pairs with Purphoros, God of the Forge or Impact Tremors to convert the loop into a direct kill rather than relying on opponents being unable to rebuild from a empty hand and no lands.

Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain + Words of Wind + Helm of Awakening + Sol Ring

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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