Shimmering Wings
Enchantment — Aura$0.25
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.) Enchanted creature has flying. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) : Return this Aura to its owner's hand.
Legal in Commander
Is
Combos 9
Shimmering Wings + Goldspan Dragon
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Shimmering Wings for {U}, targeting Goldspan Dragon. Goldspan Dragon triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {U}{U}. Activate Shimmering Wings for {U}, returning it to your hand. Repeat.
Shimmering Wings + Displacer Kitten + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {U}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {U}{U}. Cast Shimmering Wings by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Peregrine Drake. When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Resolve the Shimmering Wings spell. Activate Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Shimmering Wings + Displacer Kitten + Palinchron
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {U}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {U}{U}. Cast Shimmering Wings by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Palinchron. When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Resolve the Shimmering Wings spell. Activate Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Shimmering Wings + Displacer Kitten + Great Whale
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {U}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {U}{U}. Cast Shimmering Wings by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Great Whale. When Great Whale enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Resolve the Shimmering Wings spell. Activate Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Shimmering Wings + Displacer Kitten + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite untap of creatures
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {U}{U}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least {U}{U}. Cast Shimmering Wings by paying its mana cost, targeting any creature you control except Displacer Kitten. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking itself. When Displacer Kitten enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. Resolve the Shimmering Wings spell. Activate Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Shimmering Wings + Goldspan Dragon + Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinitely large creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Shimmering Wings for {U}, targeting Goldspan Dragon. Goldspan Dragon triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {U}{U}. Korvold triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself and drawing a card. Activate Shimmering Wings for {U}, returning it to your hand. Repeat.
Shimmering Wings + Chromatic Orrery + Lapis Lazuli Talisman
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
A creature on the battlefield.
Steps
Activate Chromatic Orrery by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}{C}. Cast Shimmering Wings enchanting a creature. Pay for Talisman to untap Chromatic Orrery. Return Shimmering Wings to hand using its ability.
Shimmering Wings + Bramble Elemental + Utopia Mycon
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite storm count
- Infinite death triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, attaching it to Bramble Elemental. Bramble Elemental triggers, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens. Activate Utopia Mycon's second ability twice by sacrificing both Saproling tokens, adding {U}{U}. Activate Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Shimmering Wings + Bramble Elemental + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, attaching it to Bramble Elemental. Bramble Elemental triggers, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing both Saproling tokens, adding {U}{U}. Activate Shimmering Wings by paying {U}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Estrid, the MaskedShimmering Wings is an Aura, which Estrid, the Masked can use.
- Bruna, Light of AlabasterShimmering Wings is an Aura, which Bruna, Light of Alabaster can use.
- Galea, Kindler of HopeShimmering Wings is an Aura, which Galea, Kindler of Hope can use.
- Eriette, the BeguilerShimmering Wings is an Aura, which Eriette, the Beguiler can use.
- Rayne, Academy ChancellorShimmering Wings is an Aura, which Rayne, Academy Chancellor can use.
- Hakim, LoreweaverShimmering Wings is an Aura, which Hakim, Loreweaver can use.
- Zur, Eternal SchemerShimmering Wings is an Enchantment, which Zur, Eternal Schemer can use.
- Terra, Magical Adept // Esper TerraShimmering Wings is an Enchantment, which Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra can use.
- Alela, Artful ProvocateurShimmering Wings is an Enchantment, which Alela, Artful Provocateur can use.
- Callaphe, Beloved of the SeaShimmering Wings is an Enchantment, which Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea can use.