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The Watcher in the Water + Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero + Heart of Kiran + Umbral Collar Zealot + Trickery Charm

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The Watcher in the Water
The Watcher in the Water
Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero
Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero
Heart of Kiran
Heart of Kiran
Umbral Collar Zealot
Umbral Collar Zealot
Trickery Charm
Trickery Charm
Infinite card drawNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite surveil

How it works

  1. During an opponent's turn, cast Trickery Charm by paying U mana, causing Wylie Duke to become a Kraken.
  2. Activate Heart of Kiran by tapping Wylie Duke.
  3. Wylie Duke triggers, causing you to draw a card and gain 1 life.
  4. The Watcher's first ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  5. Resolve the Heart of Kiran ability, causing it to become a creature until end of turn.
  6. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the Tentacle.
  7. When the Tentacle dies, The Watcher's second ability triggers, untapping Wylie Duke and putting a stun counter on up to one permanent.
  8. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability
  9. Repeat from step 2.

This clever loop turns Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero into an engine for infinite card draw and lifegain by redefining its very biology. With Trickery Charm temporarily transforming Wylie Duke into a Kraken, tapping it to crew Heart of Kiran triggers Wylie Duke's ability to draw a card, which in turn causes The Watcher in the Water to churn out a Tentacle token. You then feed that token to Umbral Collar Zealot's sacrifice outlet, letting The Watcher in the Water's second ability trigger to untap Wylie Duke and keep the cycle spinning.

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