The One Ring + Voltaic Construct + Skirge Familiar + Karn, the Great Creator

4-card combo · B

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card engine draws through the entire library and generates near-infinite black mana as long as The One Ring enters the loop with at least two burden counters.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$13.01

Color identity

Popularity

8 decks

Format

Commander

Buy required cards on TCGplayer

Karn, the Great Creator animates The One Ring into an artifact creature each turn, letting Voltaic Construct untap it for 2 colorless while Skirge Familiar converts the flood of drawn cards into black mana. The loop is self-fueling because The One Ring draws more cards per tap as burden counters accumulate, and Skirge Familiar converts the surplus discard directly into the 2 mana Voltaic Construct needs to keep spinning. This sits inside any black artifact shell — Breya, Etherium Shaper or Tergrid, God of Fright can both assemble and exploit the pieces.

How it works

Prerequisites

The One Ring has at least two burden counters on it and does not have summoning sickness.

Steps

Activate Karn's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, causing The One Ring to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
Activate The One Ring by tapping it, putting a burden counter on it and causing you to draw a card for each burden counter on it.
Activate Skirge Familiar twice by discarding two cards, adding .
Activate Voltaic Construct by paying , untapping The One Ring.
Repeat from step 2.

Result

Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite black mana; Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite looting; Near-infinite self-discard triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The combo needs a kill attached — pair the black mana with Exsanguinate or Torment of Hailfire to close once the loop is running. Karn's animation effect lasts only until end of turn, so the loop must complete in one pass; opponents who hold instant-speed artifact removal or a way to remove Karn's loyalty counter mid-activation can break it before the kill resolves.

The One Ring + Voltaic Construct + Skirge Familiar + Karn, the Great Creator

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Other combos sharing these cards