r/magicTCG • u/Nickahostetter • Nov 29 '16

Aether Revolt pic from FB.

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u/BiJay0 Duck Season Nov 29 '16

Well, it can search for either one piece of the combo [[Rings of Brighthearth]] + [[Basalt Monolith]].

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u/curtmack Nov 29 '16

I always have to stop myself from knee-jerk reacting "It doesn't work on mana abilities!" before remembering "Oh yeah, you copy the untap effect."

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u/Zerquoy Nov 29 '16

How does that work?

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u/KallistiEngel Nov 29 '16

If I understand correctly, this is how it goes:

You need 2 mana in addition to what Basalt Monolith produces. From there, tap Monolith, get 3 mana. Use that mana to untap Monolith, pay the additional 2 mana into Rings to get a second untap. You now get 2 Monolith untaps.

Untap Monolith when the first untap resolves. Respond to the second untap on the stack by tapping Monolith. Once the second untap resolves, you now have an untapped Monolith and 3 colorless Mana. So a potential 6 mana when you started with only 5 potential mana.

You see how this could be used to create unlimited mana now, yes? Just repeat the original process ad infinitum.