Ghostly Flicker + High Tide + Scholar of the Ages

U identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You control at least seven untapped Islands.

How to execute it

  1. Activate an Island by tapping it, adding {U}.
  2. Cast High Tide by paying {U}, creating a delayed triggered ability that adds {U} whenever an Island is tapped for mana this turn.
  3. Activate four Islands by tapping them, adding {U}{U}{U}{U}.
  4. High Tide's delayed trigger triggers four times, adding an additional {U}{U}{U}{U}.
  5. Cast Scholar of the Ages by paying {5}{U}{U}.
  6. Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, triggering itself, returning High Tide from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Cast High Tide by paying {U}, creating a second delayed triggered ability.
  8. Activate two Islands by tapping them, adding {U}{U}.
  9. High Tide delayed triggers trigger a combined total of four times, adding an additional {U}{U}{U}{U}{U}{U}.
  10. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking an Island and Scholar of the Ages.
  11. Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, triggering itself, returning High Tide and Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
  12. Repeat from step 7, except that you activate only one Island in step 8 and trigger an increasing number of High Tide delayed triggered abilities in step 9.

What the combo produces