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Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader + Luminous Broodmoth + Extruder

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Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader
Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader (back)
Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader
Luminous Broodmoth
Luminous Broodmoth
Extruder
Extruder
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

How it works

  1. Activate Extruder by sacrificing Optimus Prime, Hero.
  2. When Optimus Prime, Hero dies, its second ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield as Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader.
  3. Activate Extruder by sacrificing Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader.
  4. When Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader dies, Luminous Broodmoth triggers, returning Optimus Prime from your graveyard to the battlefield as Optimus Prime, Hero with a flying counter on it.
  5. Resolve both Extruder abilities from steps 1 and 3, putting two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.
  6. Repeat.

This cunning loop relies on shuffling Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader back and forth between its two sides while sacrificing it to Extruder's ability. Because Optimus Prime's own death trigger returns it converted, and Luminous Broodmoth catches it when its Autobot Leader side hits the graveyard to bring it back as a Hero with a flying counter, the robot simply refuses to stay dead. Meanwhile, Extruder happily turns each iteration of this mechanical cycle into a torrent of +1/+1 counters for your board, perfectly weaponizing the endless leaving-the-battlefield, entering-the-battlefield, and death triggers.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
4 decks$4.17