Emiel the Blessed + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Light of Promise + Workhorse

Mana needed: {3}

WBG identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

Light of Promise attached to Workhorse.
Your devotion to black is at least three, or you have at least two opponents.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Emiel the Blessed by paying {3}, blinking Gray Merchant of Asphodel.
  2. When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black, and causing you to gain that much life.
  3. Workhorse triggers, putting at least three +1/+1 counters on itself.
  4. Activate Workhorse three times by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding {C}{C}{C}.
  5. Repeat.
  6. If your devotion to black is at least four, this combo nets infinite +1/+1 counters on Workhorse and colorless mana.

What the combo produces