Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Sage of the Beyond

3-card combo · WU

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop generates infinite ETB and LTB triggers for zero mana once all three pieces are on the battlefield.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$12.96

Color identity

Popularity

315 decks

Format

Commander

Buy required cards on TCGplayer

Lightning Greaves's equip activation targets a nontoken creature, triggering Monk Gyatso to exile it; the equip fizzles with no legal target, and Sage of the Beyond lets the creature recast for free from exile. The loop runs at zero additional cost per iteration and lives in white-blue blink and ETB shells — Brago, King Eternal or Yorion, Sky Nomad decks that already want a critical mass of enters-the-battlefield payoffs.

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 Sage of the Beyond.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any creature with a strong ETB is the preferred loop target — Eternal Witness pulls back spells, Gray Merchant of Asphodel drains the table in hybrid lists, and Felidar Guardian or Restoration Angel can substitute if Monk Gyatso is removed. The combo generates no mana on its own, so a payoff like Impact Tremors or Purphoros, God of the Forge needs to already be on the battlefield before the loop starts.

Monk Gyatso + Lightning Greaves + Sage of the Beyond

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Other combos sharing these cards