Adaptive Gemguard + Elspeth, Storm Slayer + Ghave, Guru of Spores + Thermopod

Mana needed: {1}

BRGW identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

There is at least one removable +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying {1} and removing a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens.
  2. Activate Adaptive Gemguard by tapping the Saprolings, putting a +1/+1 counter on Adaptive Gemguard.
  3. Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing a Saproling, adding {R}.
  4. Repeat.

What the combo produces