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Nephalia Smuggler + Freed from the Real + Peregrine Drake

U mana
Nephalia Smuggler
Nephalia Smuggler
Freed from the Real
Freed from the Real
Peregrine Drake
Peregrine Drake
Infinite blinkingInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB

How it works

  1. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least 3U manaU mana.
  2. Activate Nephalia Smuggler by paying 3U mana and tapping it, blinking Peregrine Drake.
  3. When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  4. Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying U mana, untapping Nephalia Smuggler.
  5. Repeat.
  6. If you control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least 4U manaU mana, this combo nets infinite mana.

This clever loop turns the simple mechanical interaction of blinking into a self-sustaining engine, provided your lands can generate at least four blue mana and three generic mana. You begin by enchanting Nephalia Smuggler with Freed from the Real, granting the Smuggler the ability to untap itself for a single blue mana. Once Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, its triggered ability untaps your lands to pay for the mana-intensive activation costs required by Nephalia Smuggler's blink ability. By continuously exiling and returning Peregrine Drake with the Smuggler—and using Freed from the Real to untap the Smuggler in between—you generate infinite enters-the-battlefield triggers while netting infinite mana from your lands.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerpauperCommanderVintage
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