Lotus Vale + Rings of Brighthearth + Tidewater Minion

Mana needed: {2}

U identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Tidewater Minion does not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Tidewater Minion's last ability by tapping it, targeting itself.
  2. Rings of Brighthearth triggers, allowing you to pay {2} to copy Tidewater Minion's ability, targeting Lotus Vale.
  3. Resolve both Tidewater Minion abilities, untapping Tidewater Minion and Lotus Vale.
  4. Activate Lotus Vale by tapping it, adding {3}.
  5. Repeat any number of times.
  6. Once you have infinite mana, you may target any permanent instead of Lotus Vale.

What the combo produces