Cloudstone Curio + Defiler of Vigor + Silverback Elder

G identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Two additional nonartifact green creature cards in hand that can be cast for {G}.
You have at least 3 life.

How to execute it

  1. Cast a green creature spell by paying 2 life.
  2. Defiler of Vigor and Silverback Elder each trigger.
  3. Resolve the Silverback Elder trigger, gaining 4 life.
  4. Resolve the Defiler of Vigor trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
  5. Resolve the creature spell.
  6. Cloudstone Curio triggers; if the other creature is on the battlefield, return it to your hand; otherwise choose not to return anything.
  7. Repeat any number of times.
  8. Repeat any number of times again, this time choosing either of Silverback Elder's other modes.

What the combo produces