Toph, the First Metalbender + Gonti's Aether Heart
Produces: Lock, Infinite turns
- Color identity
- RGW
Prerequisites
You are able to produce six {E} per turn.
Steps
- Produce six {E} by any method. This can include using Gonti's Aether Heart by having artifacts enter under your control.
- At the beginning of your end step, Toph triggers, earthbending Gonti's Aether Heart.
- Holding priority, activate Gonti's Aether Heart by paying eight {E} and exiling it.
- Toph triggers, returning Gonti's Aether Heart from exile to the battlefield.
- When Gonti's Aether Heart enters, it triggers, causing you to get {E}{E}.
- Resolve the Gonti's Aether Heart ability, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Toph, the First Metalbender + Gonti's Aether Heart" combo takes 7 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: Lock, Infinite turns.
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.