Mind Over Matter + Sphinx of the Revelation + Starving Revenant
Mana needed: {W}{U}{U}
WUB identity
Commander legal
The 3 combo pieces
What must be in place
You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard.
Sphinx of the Revelation does not have summoning sickness.
You have at least {E}{E}{E}{E}.
You control a mana-producing permanent that can tap to produce at least {W} and a mana-producing permanent that can tap to produce at least {U}.
How to execute it
- Activate Sphinx of the Revelation by paying {W}{U}{U}, tapping it and paying at least {E}{E}{E}{E}, causing you to draw at least four cards.
- Starving Revenant triggers for each card drawn this way.
- Resolve the first Starving Revenant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- Sphinx of the Revelation triggers, causing you to get {E}.
- Repeat from step 3 for each remaining Starving Revenant trigger.
- Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Sphinx of the Revelation.
- Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping a mana-producing permanent that can produce at least {W} or {U}.
- Activate the permanent by tapping it, adding at least {W} or {U}.
- Repeat from step 7 until you have {W}{U}{U} available.
- Repeat from step 1.
- You may pay additional {E} if able to net near-infinite card draw.
What the combo produces
- Infinite draw triggers
- Infinite self-discard triggers
- Near-infinite card draw
- Near-infinite energy counters
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite looting
- Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of permanents you control