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Lonis, Cryptozoologist + Academy Manufactor + Skullwinder + Essence Flux

U manaG mana
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
Academy Manufactor
Academy Manufactor
Skullwinder
Skullwinder
Essence Flux
Essence Flux
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite Clue tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite Food tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm countTarget opponent returns all cards in their graveyard to their hand

How it works

  1. Cast Essence Flux by paying U mana, blinking Skullwinder.
  2. When Skullwinder enters the battlefield, it and Lonis trigger.
  3. Resolve the Skullwinder trigger, returning Essence Flux from your graveyard to your hand, and causing target opponent to return a card from their graveyard to their hand.
  4. Resolve the Lonis trigger, creating a Food, a Clue, and a Treasure artifact token.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding U mana.
  6. Repeat.

This loop achieves infinite enters-the-battlefield triggers by continuously recycling **Essence Flux** with **Skullwinder**'s graveyard recursion ability. Each time **Skullwinder** re-enters, **Lonis, Cryptozoologist** triggers to investigate, and **Academy Manufactor** steps in to massively upgrade that single Clue creation into a Clue, a Food, and a Treasure all at once. Sacrificing that newly minted Treasure instantly refunds the blue mana needed to cast **Essence Flux** again, keeping the entire engine running indefinitely while generating boundless artifacts.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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