Rift Elemental + Rousing Refrain

Mana needed: {3}{R}{R}{R}

R identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

What must be in place

Rousing Refrain in exile with three time counters on it.
An opponent has at least seven cards in hand.

How to execute it

  1. Active Rift Elemental by paying {1}{R} and removing a time counter from Rousing Refrain.
  2. Repeat until Rousing Refrain has no time counters on it.
  3. Rousing Refrain triggers, causing you to cast it without paying its mana cost.
  4. Resolve Rousing Refrain, adding at least seven {R} and exiling Rousing Refrain with three time counters on it.
  5. Resolve all Rift Elemental abilities from step 1, giving Rift Elemental +2/+0 for each ability resolved.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces