Karn, the Great Creator + Nyx Lotus + Pemmin's Aura

Mana needed: {1}{U}{U}

U identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Nyx Lotus does not have summoning sickness.
You have more than three devotions of blue color.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Karn's first loyalty ability, causing Nyx Lotus to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
  2. Cast Pemmin's Aura by paying {1}{U}{U}, enchanting Nyx Lotus.
  3. Activate Nyx Lotus by tapping it, adding mana of that color equal to your devotion of that color.
  4. Activate Pemmin's Aura by paying {U}, untapping Nyx Lotus.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces