Chain Lightning + Smaug the Impenetrable

Mana needed: {R}{R}{R}

BR identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Cast Chain Lightning by paying {R}, dealing 3 damage to Smaug, Then, choose to pay {R}{R} to copy Chain Lightning, with the copy targeting Smaug.
  2. Smaug triggers, creating three Treasure tokens.
  3. Holding priority, activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {R}{R}.
  4. Resolve Chain Lightning, dealing 3 damage to Smaug, Then, choose to pay {R}{R} to copy Chain Lightning, with the copy targeting Smaug.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces