Toph, the First Metalbender + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Staff of Domination + Lavaleaper

4-card combo · RGW

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite black mana and infinite card draw once Toph and Urborg turn Staff of Domination into a self-untapping Swamp.

Cards required
4
Cheapest stack total
$133.32
Color identity
RGW
Popularity
0 decks
Format
Commander
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Toph, the First Metalbender makes artifacts into lands, and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth makes every land a Swamp — so Staff of Domination taps for black mana. Lavaleaper adds a second black on Staff's tap trigger, giving the two mana needed to pay Staff's untap ability and still net mana each loop. The color identity is Naya, so this fits any Toph list that can splash the two utility lands without straining the manabase.

Recipe

How it works

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Prerequisites

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Steps

  1. Activate Staff of Domination by tapping it, adding {B} as it's a Swamp land due to Toph and Urborg
  2. Lavaleaper triggers, adding {B}.
  3. Activate Staff of Domination's first ability by paying {1}, untapping it.
  4. Repeat.

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Result

Infinite black mana; Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth is the hardest piece to replace here since the entire loop depends on Staff producing colored mana; Blanket of Night is the functional backup that stays on the battlefield. Lavaleaper is the critical threshold piece — any creature that adds at least one mana when a land is tapped fills the same slot if Toph's rules text supports it, but absent a direct substitute, the loop closes with Staff's draw and lifegain abilities once mana goes infinite.

Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID staff-of-domination-toph-the-first-metalbender-urborg-tomb-of-yawgmoth-11

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Updated . Data from Commander Spellbook, Scryfall, and EDHREC.