Resourceful Defense + Sage of Hours + The Thing

Mana needed: {4}{R}{G}{W}{W}{U} each turn

RGWU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

• Resourceful Defense
• Sage of Hours
• The Thing

What must be in place

An opponent cannot block and kill The Thing.
You control a creature that has five or more +1/+1 counters on it.

How to execute it

1. Declare The Thing as an attacker. Its second ability triggers, causing you to pay {R}{G}{W}{U} to double the number of +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.
2. Activate Resourceful Defense by paying {4}{W}, moving five +1/+1 counters from a creature to Sage of Hours.
3. Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
4. Repeat each turn.

What the combo produces

• Infinite turns
• Lock