The Jolly Balloon Man + Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor + Restoration Angel

The Jolly Balloon Man

Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor

Restoration Angel

How it works

1. Activate a mana-producing creature by tapping it, adding at least 1.
2. Activate The Jolly Balloon Man by paying 1 and tapping it, targeting the mana-producing creature.
3. Ertha Jo triggers, copying The Jolly Balloon Man's ability, targeting Restoration Angel.
4. Resolve the copy of The Jolly Balloon Man's ability, creating a token copy of Restoration Angel that is a 1/1 Balloon with haste.
5. When Restoration Angel enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking The Jolly Balloon Man.
6. Resolve the Jolly Ballon Man ability from step 2, creating a token copy of the mana-producing creature that is a 1/1 Balloon with haste.
7. Activate the mana-producing creature token by tapping it, adding at least 1.
8. Repeat from step 2.

This cunning loop relies on Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor to double up our activations, turning a single use of The Jolly Balloon Man into a cascade of cloning and blinking. By having the copied Balloon Man ability target Restoration Angel, every iteration brings a fresh Angel token to the battlefield to instantly blink The Jolly Balloon Man out of harms way and untap it for the next round. Meanwhile, the original Balloon Man ability is free to target our mana producer, ensuring we always have the requisite mana to keep this mechanical carnival spinning forever.