Animar, Soul of Elements + Monk Gyatso + Puresteel Paladin

Mana needed: {3} at most

RGWU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control three or more artifacts including an Equipment.

How to execute it

  1. Activate an Equipment's equip ability by paying {0} due to Puresteel Paladin, targeting another nontoken creature you control.
  2. Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
  3. The equip ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
  4. Cast the creature from exile by paying at most {2}
  5. Animar triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces