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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Oblivion Ring + Leonin Relic-Warder

W mana
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Oblivion Ring
Oblivion Ring
Leonin Relic-Warder
Leonin Relic-Warder
Infinite blinking of nonland permanentsInfinite creature tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB

How it works

  1. Cast Oblivion Ring by paying 2W mana.
  2. When Oblivion Ring enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, exiling Abdel Adrian until Oblivion Ring leaves the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, ending its effect, causing Leonin Relic-Warder to return from exile to the battlefield.
  4. When Leonin Relic-Warder enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, exiling Oblivion Ring.
  5. When Oblivion Ring leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from exile to the battlefield.
  6. When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Leonin Relic-Warder and any number of other nonland permanents you control until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating at least one 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  7. When Leonin Relic-Warder leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Oblivion Ring to the battlefield from exile.
  8. Repeat from step 2.

This delightful loop sets up a perpetual motion machine in exile by leveraging Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward alongside a pair of mutually recursive removal spells. When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it scoops up Oblivion Ring—which in turn releases Leonin Relic-Warder, allowing that cat to swallow the Oblivion Ring right back up and bring our commander back for another go. Because Abdel Adrian's enter-the-battlefield trigger also catches any other nonland permanents you control, you can endlessly blink your entire board while generating an infinite army of 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.

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