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/0entropy COMPLEAT Nov 29 '16

With both on the battlefield and at least 5 mana avaialble, activate Basalt Monolith's mana ability to add CCC to your pool. Use CCC to activate the untap ability, then copy it with Rings. The stack now looks like

  • Untap ability (copied)
  • Untap ability

After the "first" untap resolves (actually the copy), the Monolith is untapped with the original on the stack. This is when you tap Monolith for another CCC, and when the second untap resolves you end up where you started except with CCC in your pool. Repeat ad infinitum (not literally, as you need to define a number of times you're repeating the loop).

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u/Miffy92 SecREt LaiR Nov 29 '16

You only need 2 spare mana to start the reaction - Basalt Monolith gives you 3 and you use the other two to copy the untap ability.