Chthonian Nightmare + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak + Temporal Manipulation

Mana needed: {3}{U}{U} the first turn, with {5}{U}{U}{B}{B} each extra turn

UBR identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control a nontoken creature with mana value 1 or less.
You have at least {E}{E}

How to execute it

  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
  4. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  5. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying {E}{E}{E}{E}{E}, sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Pinnacle Monk from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Pinnacle Monk enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying {1}{B}.
  8. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}{E}.
  9. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most {E}, sacrificing Pinnacle Monk, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

What the combo produces