Animate Artifact + Basalt Monolith + Unctus, Grand Metatect

Mana needed: {U/P}

U identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Animate Artifact attached to Basalt Monolith.
Basalt Monolith does not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Unctus by paying {U/P}, causing Basalt Monolith to become a blue artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
  2. Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}.
  3. Basalt Monolith triggers, causing you to loot.
  4. Activate Basalt Monolith's second ability by paying {C}{C}{C}, untapping it.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces