Chains of Mephistopheles + Dredger's Insight + Golgari Thug + Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
Mana needed: {1}{G}
BGU identity
Commander legal
The 4 combo pieces
How to execute it
- Attempt to draw a card.
- The draw will be replaced by Chains of Mephistopheles, instead causing you to discard Golgari Thug. Then, the draw will be replaced by Golgari Thug's dredge ability, causing you to mill cards and return Golgari Thug from your graveyard to your hand.
- Dredger's Insight's first ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers, attempting to draw a card.
- Repeat from step 2.
What the combo produces
- Infinite self-mill
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite self-discard triggers