Doctor Octopus, Master Planner + Lyla, Holographic Assistant + Sage of Hours + Putrid Imp
Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
Sage of Hours
Putrid Imp
Near-infinite turnsLock
How it works
If you have more than three cards in hand, activate Putrid Imp by discarding a card.
Repeat step 1 until you have three or fewer cards in hand.
At the beginning of your end step, Doctor Octopus triggers, causing you to draw at least five cards.
Lyla triggers for each card drawn, putting that many +1/+1 counters on Sage of Hours.
Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
Repeat each turn.
This brilliant loop lets you chain together infinite turns by cycling cards away and converting your hand size into raw temporal power. You start by using Putrid Imp to discard cards until your hand dips low enough to trigger Doctor Octopus, Master Planner during your end step, which guarantees you will draw at least five cards. Every single one of those draws triggers Lyla, Holographic Assistant, piling enough +1/+1 counters onto Sage of Hours to activate its game-winning ability and take an extra turn.