Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Rakdos, Lord of Riots

3-card combo · RWB

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop converts a free equip activation into infinite ETB and LTB triggers as long as opponents have lost 2 life first.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$11.51

Color identity

RWB

Popularity

8 decks

Format

Commander

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Lightning Greaves targets a nontoken creature to equip for free; Monk Gyatso's triggered ability exiles that creature in response, leaving the equip with no legal target and fizzling it. Rakdos, Lord of Riots then lets the exiled creature recast for free, resetting the loop — a Mardu shell built around Rakdos as commander assembles this naturally since dealing 2 damage before combat is trivial with any pinger or hasty attacker.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control another nontoken creature. Your opponents have lost at least 2 life this turn.

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 Rakdos.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop needs an external kill condition — Purphoros, God of the Forge turns every free cast into 2 damage, while Impact Tremors does the same for less investment. The second nontoken creature slot is interchangeable; any cheap creature works, but one with a relevant ETB like Dockside Extortionist or Solemn Simulacrum converts the loop into a win condition rather than a pure trigger engine.

Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Rakdos, Lord of Riots

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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