Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Planar Gate

3-card combo · W

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop loops a nontoken creature infinitely for zero mana, generating infinite ETB and LTB triggers in white.

Cards required: 3
Cheapest stack total: $86.60
Color identity: W
Popularity: 235 decks
Format: Commander

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Lightning Greaves equipping to another creature triggers Monk Gyatso's airbending ability, which exiles the target and fizzles the equip since the creature is gone; Planar Gate then lets that creature recast for zero, resetting the loop. White ETB payoffs — Altar of the Brood, Impact Tremors via splash, or any enters-the-battlefield aristocrat trigger — close the game from there.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

You control another nontoken creature.

Steps

Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying , targeting another nontoken creature you control.
Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
The Lightning Greaves ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
Cast the creature from exile by paying due to Planar Gate.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop demands all three pieces simultaneously, which makes it brittle to single removal on Monk Gyatso or Planar Gate; Swiftfoot Boots cannot replace Lightning Greaves here because the equip cost is not zero. Any repeatable zero-mana creature that Planar Gate reduces works as the loop fodder — cheap white creatures with strong ETBs like Stoneforge Mystic or Recruiter of the Guard maximize value per iteration.