Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
There and Back Again
Thornbite Staff

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
Orthion does not have summoning sickness. Thornbite Staff attached to Orthion. There and Back Again has exactly two lore counters on it.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
2
There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
3
Activate Orthion's first ability by paying 1 and tapping it, creating a token copy of Smaug with haste.
4
Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
5
When the Smaug token dies, it and Orthion trigger.
6
Resolve the Smaug trigger, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
7
Resolve the Orthion trigger, untapping it.
8
Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1.
9
Repeat from step 3.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite ETB
Infinite LTB
Infinite Treasure tokens
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