Cryptic Trilobite + Farmstead Gleaner + Marvin, Murderous Mimic

Mana needed: {1}

C identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Marvin does not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Marvin using Cryptic Trilobite's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on Marvin.
  2. Activate Marvin using Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  3. Activate Marvin using Farmstead Gleaner's ability by paying {2} and untapping Marvin, putting a +1/+1 counter on Marvin.
  4. Activate Marvin using Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {C}{C} that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  5. Repeat.

What the combo produces