Hellkite Charger + Living Hive + Thermopod

Mana needed: {5}{R}{R}

RG identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Living Hive does not have summoning sickness.
Living Hive and Hellkite Charger cannot be blocked by an opponent.
You have a way to increase Living Hive's combat damage output to at least 7.

How to execute it

  1. Increase Living Hive's power or combat damage ouput by any method so it deals at least 7 combat damager per attack.
  2. Declare Living Hive and Hellkite Charger as attackers.
  3. Hellkite Charger triggers, causing you to pay {5}{R}{R} to untap all attacking creatures and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  4. Deal combat damage to an opponent using Living Hive.
  5. Living Hive triggers, creating at least seven 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  6. Move to your next combat phase.
  7. Declare Living Hive and Hellkite Charger as attackers.
  8. Hellkite Charger triggers, holding priority, activate Thermopod's second ability seven times by sacrificing seven Insects, adding seven {R}.
  9. Resolve the Hellkite Charger trigger, causing you to pay {5}{R}{R} to untap all attacking creatures and to get an additional combat phase after this one.
  10. Repeat from step 4.
  11. If Living Hive deals at least 8 combat damage per attack, this combo nets infinite Insect tokens and red mana.

What the combo produces