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The Locust God + Mindless Automaton + Ashnod's Altar + Loading Zone

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The Locust God
The Locust God
Mindless Automaton
Mindless Automaton
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Loading Zone
Loading Zone
Infinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature LTBInfinite rummagingNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature tokens with haste

How it works

  1. Activate Mindless Automaton's first ability by paying 1 and discarding a card, putting two +1/+1 counters on it.
  2. Activate Mindless Automaton's second ability by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to draw a card.
  3. The Locust God triggers, creating a 1/1 Insect creature token with flying and haste.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing an Insect, adding CC.
  5. Repeat.

This clever loop turns Mindless Automaton into an engine that feeds itself by leveraging its own counter manipulation alongside the replacement effect of Loading Zone. Whenever you add a counter to the Automaton, Loading Zone doubles it, immediately giving you the two counters needed to draw a card via the Automaton's second ability. Drawing that card triggers The Locust God to flood your board with a flying, hasty Insect token, which you can then sacrifice to Ashnod's Altar for a burst of colorless mana to keep the process going.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
0 decks$22.76