Altered Ego + Meticulous Excavation + Sage of Hours

Mana needed: {9}{G}{W}{U} each turn

GWU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Cast Altered Ego by paying {7}{G}{U}, causing it to enter the battlefield as a copy of Sage of Hours with five +1/+1 counters on it.
  2. Activate Altered Ego by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  3. Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying {2}{W}, returning Altered Ego to your hand from the battlefield.
  4. Repeat each turn.

What the combo produces