Ashnod's Altar + Mendicant Core, Guidelight + Myr Retriever

Mana needed: {4}

WU identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

You have max speed.

How to execute it

  1. Cast Myr Retriever by paying {2}.
  2. Mendicant Core triggers, causing you to pay {1} to copy the Myr Retriever spell, creating a token copy of it.
  3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Myr Retriever, adding {C}{C}.
  4. When Myr Retriever dies, it triggers, returning another artifact from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the token Myr Retriever, adding {C}{C}.
  6. When the token Myr Retriever dies, it triggers, returning the nontoken Myr Retriever from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Repeat.

What the combo produces