Life from the Loam + Lion's Eye Diamond Combos

2 known combos featuring both cards in Commander

Infinite self-mill Near-infinite storm count Near-infinite self-discard triggers Near-infinite magecraft triggers

Combo 1 with Six

Also requires: Six Six
Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Steps
  1. Activate the cycling land's cycling ability by paying its cycling cost and discarding it.
  2. Holding priority, activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding {G}{G}{G} if you have no {G} available or adding three mana of the color used to cycle the land otherwise.
  3. Resolve the cycling ability, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {1}{G}, returning the cycling land and up to two other lands from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard for its retrace cost by paying {0} and discarding a land card from your hand except the cycling land.
  6. Repeat.
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Combo 2 with Flubs, the Fool + Underworld Breach

Results: Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite storm count
Show steps
  1. Cast Life from the Loam by paying {1}{G}.
  2. Flubs triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Resolve Life from the Loam, returning nothing to your hand.
  4. Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding {G}{G}{G}.
  5. Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying {0} and exiling three cards from your graveyard, ensuring not to exile Life from the Loam.
  6. Flubs triggers, causing you to mill three cards and return Life from the Loam from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Resolve Lion's Eye Diamond.
  8. Repeat.
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