Othelm, Sigardian Outcast + Thornbite Staff + Workhorse

GW identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Thornbite Staff attached to Othelm.
Othelm does not have summoning sickness.
Workhorse has at least two +1/+1 counters.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Workhose by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, adding at least {C}{C}.
  2. Workhorse dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  3. Othelm triggers, untapping itself.
  4. Activate Othelm by paying {2} and tapping it, returning Workhorse from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped with four +1/+1 counters on it.
  5. Activate Workhose by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces