Monk Gyatso + Priest of Gix + Lightning Greaves

3-card combo · WB

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite black mana and infinite ETB/LTB triggers by looping Priest of Gix through exile on every Lightning Greaves activation.

Cards required: 3
Cheapest stack total: $15.35
Color identity: WB
Popularity: 13 decks
Format: Commander

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Monk Gyatso airbends Priest of Gix to exile whenever a creature is equipped, and Lightning Greaves equips for 0 — meaning each activation is a free trigger. Priest of Gix casts itself back from exile for 2, then immediately refunds 3 black mana, netting one black per loop while stacking infinite enters-the-battlefield and leaves-the-battlefield triggers.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying , targeting Priest of Gix.
Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending Priest of Gix.
The Lightning Greaves ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
Cast Priest of Gix from exile by paying .
When Priest of Gix enters, it triggers, adding .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite black mana

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop requires a black mana sink or a death-trigger payoff to close the game — Zulaport Cutthroat, Blood Artist, or Altar of Dementia all convert the infinite triggers into a table kill. Any other creature with a matching mana-positive ETB in black, such as Gary (Gray Merchant of Asphodel), can substitute for Priest of Gix if the devotion count is high enough to clear the loop's cost.