Old Gnawbone + Hellkite Charger
Produces: Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Color identity
- RG
- Mana
- {5}{R}{R}
Prerequisites
Old Gnawbone does not have summoning sickness. An opponent can not block Old Gnawbone. An opponent can not block Hellkite Charger.
Steps
- Move to your combat step.
- Attack with Hellkite Charger and Old Gnawbone.
- When Hellkite Charger attacks, it triggers.
- Pay {5}{R}{R}, adding an additional combat phase after this one.
- Old Gnawbone triggers for each creature that dealt combat damage, creating a number of treasures equal to the damage dealt with each trigger.
- Move to your additional combat step.
- Attack with Hellkite Charger and Old Gnawbone.
- When Hellkite Charger attacks, it triggers.
- Holding priority, activate seven Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {5}{R}{R}.
- Repeat from step 4.
How to execute this combo
The "Old Gnawbone + Hellkite Charger" combo takes 10 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 colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens.
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.