Cryptic Trilobite + Crystalline Crawler + Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus + Viral Drake
Mana needed: {3}{U}
U identity
Commander legal
The 4 combo pieces
What must be in place
Cryptic Trilobite and Crystalline Crawler each have at least one +1/+1 counter on it.
How to execute it
- Activate Viral Drake by paying {3}{U}, putting two +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite and Crystalline Crawler.
- Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {U}.
- Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability twice by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding {C}{C}{C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
- Repeat.
What the combo produces
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
- Infinite proliferate