Sign In

Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze

Produces: Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count

Underworld BreachLion's Eye DiamondBrain Freeze
Color identity
UR

Prerequisites

You have at least six other cards in hand and/or graveyard.

Steps

  1. Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by discarding your hand and sacrificing it, adding {U}{U}{U}.
  2. Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling three cards besides Brain Freeze from your graveyard.
  3. Cast Brain Freeze from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {1}{U} and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
  4. Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating at least one copy of Brain Freeze targeting yourself, and any remaining copies targeting an opponent.
  5. Resolve each Brain Freeze, causing yourself to mill six cards and, if applicable, an opponent to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze remaining.
  6. Repeat.

How to execute this combo

The "Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze" combo takes 6 steps in order. Make sure you have the mana open and permanents listed in the prerequisites before you start — opponents can respond between steps.

The end result: Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count.

Practice the line offline: lay out the cards, walk through each step, and note where you can lose the combo (summoning sickness, lack of priority, removal on a key permanent). In game, announce each step clearly; in casual play you can offer to shortcut after demonstrating the loop.

The best window is a turn when opponents are tapped out or after they commit a spell — hold protection (a counter, Vexing Shusher) if the combo wins on the spot.

Commander Spellbook →