Animar, Soul of Elements + Monk Gyatso + Umbral Mantle

Mana needed: {3} at most

RGWU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Umbral Mantle's equip ability by paying {0}, targeting another nontoken creature you control.
  2. Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
  3. The Umbral Mantle ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
  4. Cast the creature from exile by paying at most {2} due to Animar.
  5. Animar triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces