Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra + Resourceful Defense + Samut, Voice of Dissent

Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra

Resourceful Defense

Samut, Voice of Dissent

How it works

1. Activate Terra, Magical Adept by paying 4 and tapping it, exiling it and returning it to the battlefield as Esper Terra.
2. When Esper Terra enters the battlefield, its first chapter ability triggers, copying another nonlegendary Saga you control and putting two to three lore counters on it.
3. The Saga tokens first through fourth chapter abilities trigger, as applicable. Resolve all triggers, and sacrifice the Saga token upon resolving the final trigger.
4. When the Saga token leaves the battlefield, Resourceful Defense triggers, moving the lore counters from the Saga token onto Esper Terra.
5. Esper Terra's second, third and fourth chapter abilities trigger.
6. Resolve the second and third chapter abilities.
7. Resolve the fourth chapter ability, adding and then exiling Esper Terra and returning it to the battlefield as Terra, Magical Adept.
8. Resourceful Defense and Terra, Magical Adept trigger.
9. Resolve the Resourceful Defense trigger, moving all counters from Esper Terra onto any other permanent
10. Resolve the Terra, Magical Adept trigger, causing you to mill five cards and return up to one enchantment card from among them from your graveyard to your hand.
11. Repeat.

This intricate loop hinges on cycling Esper Terra back and forth through its Trance transformation while leveraging Resourceful Defense to salvage its amassed lore counters. Each time Esper Terra blinks back to its Saga face, it uses its explosive chapter abilities to clone your best nonlegendary enchantment and flood your mana pool with ten colored mana, while Samut, Voice of Dissent stands ready to untap key pieces or chip in with swift combat pressure if needed. As the temporary copy of your Saga is sacrificed and leaves the battlefield, Resourceful Defense swoops in to catch its departing counters, ensuring the cycle can continuously feed itself and generate boundless mana, creature triggers, and self-mill.