Volo, Guide to Monsters + Food Chain + Man-o'-War
Produces: Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count, Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands
- Volo, Guide to Monsters
- Food Chain
- Man-o'-War
- Color identity
- GU
- Mana
- {2}{U}
Prerequisites
You do not control another Jellyfish or have a Jellyfish in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast Man-o'-War by paying {2}{U}.
- Volo triggers, creating a copy of the Man-o'-War spell.
- The Man-o'-War copy enters, triggering itself.
- Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Man-o'-War token, adding {U}{U}{U}{U} that can only be spent on creature spells.
- Man-o'-War enters the battlefield, returning itself to your hand.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Volo, Guide to Monsters + Food Chain + Man-o'-War" 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 colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count, Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands.
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.