Escape Protocol + Scholar of the Ages + Temporal Manipulation

Mana needed: {4}{U}{U} plus enough mana to cycle the instant/sorcery each turn

U identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You have an instant and/or sorcery card in hand with cycling.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying {3}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Activate any instant/sorcery card in your hand's cycling ability by paying its cycling cost and discarding it.
  3. Escape Protocol triggers, causing you to pay {1} to blink Scholar of the Ages.
  4. Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation and the card with cycling from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the cycling ability from step 2, causing you to draw a card.
  6. Repeat each turn.

What the combo produces