Geralf's Mindcrusher + Goldberry, River-Daughter + Mind Over Matter + and 2 others

U identity

Commander legal

The 5 combo pieces

What must be in place

Thornbite Staff attached to Goldberry.
Goldberry does not have summoning sickness.
Goldberry and Geralf's Mindcrusher do not have a +1/+1 counter on it.
You have at least one card in hand.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Geralf's Mindcrusher, adding {U}.
  2. When Geralf's Mindcrusher dies, its undying ability and Goldberry trigger.
  3. Resolve the Geralf's Mindcrusher trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. When Geralf's Mindcrusher enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing a player to mill five cards.
  5. Holding priority, activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Goldberry.
  6. Activate Goldberry's first ability by tapping it, moving the +1/+1 counter from Geralf's Mindcrusher onto Goldberry.
  7. Resolve the Goldberry trigger from step 2, untapping it.
  8. Activate Goldberry's second ability by paying {U} and tapping it, moving the +1/+1 counter from Goldberry onto any permanent except Geralf's Mindcrusher, and causing you to draw a card.
  9. Repeat.

What the combo produces