Chasm Skulker + Gilded Lotus + Khalni Gem + and 2 others

UR identity

Commander legal

The 5 combo pieces

What must be in place

Nin does not have summoning sickness.

How to execute it

  1. Tap Gilded Lotus for {U}{U}{U} and Khalni Gem for {R}{R}.
  2. Pay this mana to activate Nin, the Pain Artist's ability targeting Chasm Skulker.
  3. Chasm Skulker gets 3 damage marked on it and goes to 1 toughness.
  4. You draw 3 cards from Nin, the Pain Artist and Chasm Skulker gets 3 +1/+1 counters placed on it, making its toughness go back up to 7 with 3 damage marked on it for a net of 4.
  5. Discard the three cards you drew from Nin, the Pain Artist to untap Gilded Lotus, Khalni Gem, and Nin, the Pain Artist.
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces