Aven Surveyor + Food Chain + Volo, Guide to Monsters

Mana needed: {3}{U}{U}

GU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You do not control another Bird or Scout or have a Bird or Scout in your graveyard.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Aven Surveyor by paying {3}{U}{U}.
  2. Volo triggers, creating a copy of the Aven Surveyor spell.
  3. The Aven Surveyor copy enters, triggering itself.
  4. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Aven Surveyor token, adding {U}{U}{U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent on creature spells.
  5. Aven Surveyor enters the battlefield, returning itself to your hand.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces