Dross Scorpion + Illuminor Szeras + Nim Deathmantle

B identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control a nontoken creature with mana value five or greater.
Illuminor Szeras does not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Illuminor Szeras by tapping it and sacrificing Dross Scorpion or another artifact creature with mana value four or greater, adding at least {B}{B}{B}{B}.
  2. When the creature dies, Nim Deathmantle and Dross Scorpion trigger.
  3. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  4. Resolve the Dross Scorpion trigger, untapping Illuminor Szeras.
  5. Repeat.

What the combo produces