Illusion of Choice + Meneldor, Swift Savior + Plea for Power + Scholar of the Ages

Mana needed: {3}{U}{U} each turn

U identity

Commander legal

The 4 combo pieces

What must be in place

Meneldor does not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Meneldor.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Illusion of Choice by paying {U}, allowing you to decide how each player votes this turn and causing you to draw a a card.
  2. Cast Plea for Power by paying {3}{U}, choosing all votes to be for time, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  3. Deal combat damage to an opponent using Meneldor. Meneldor triggers, blinking Scholar of the Ages.
  4. When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Illusion of Choice and Plea for Power from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Repeat each turn.

What the combo produces