How it works
Prerequisites
- You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
- 1Cast Retraction Helix by paying , targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness.
- 2Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 3Resolve Retraction Helix.
- 4Cast Mana Vault by paying its mana cost.
- 5Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding .
- 7Activate the creature targeted by Retraction Helix by tapping it, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
Commander brackets
In which brackets is this combo allowed, per Spellbook's Powerful tier?
Spellbook classifies this as Powerful — not for these brackets.