Living Lore + Nim Deathmantle + Temporal Manipulation

Mana needed: {4} each turn

U identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

An opponent cannot block and kill Living Lore.
Living Lore does not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Deal combat damage to a player or permanent using Living Lore.
  2. Living Lore triggers, causing you to sacrifice it.
  3. When Living Lore dies, its reflexive ability and Nim Deathmantle trigger.
  4. Resolve the Living Lore trigger, causing you to cast Temporal Manipulation from exile without paying its mana cost.
  5. Resolve Temporal Manipulation, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  6. Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay {4} to return Living Lore from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
  7. As Living Lore enters the battlefield, choose to exile Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard.
  8. Repeat each turn.

What the combo produces