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Satoru Umezawa + Palinchron + Moonsnare Specialist

U manaB mana
Satoru Umezawa
Satoru Umezawa
Palinchron
Palinchron
Moonsnare Specialist
Moonsnare Specialist
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBReturn any number of creatures to their owners' hands

How it works

  1. Declare Moonsnare Specialist as an attacker.
  2. When it isn't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least 4U manaU manaB mana.
  3. Activate Palinchron's ninjutsu ability by paying 2U manaB mana and returning Moonsnare Specialist from the battlefield to your hand, putting Palinchron onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  4. When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. Activate Moonsnare Specialist's ninjutsu ability by paying 2U mana and returning Palinchron from the battlefield to your hand, putting Moonsnare Specialist onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.
  6. When Moonsnare Specialist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning up to one creature to its owner's hand.
  7. Repeat from step 2.
  8. If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least 5U manaU manaB mana, this combo nets infinite mana.

This cunning loop turns the hand-enhancing talents of Satoru Umezawa into a self-sustaining cycle by leveraging the universal ninjutsu grant given to your creatures. You swing in with Moonsnare Specialist, bounce it back to your hand to sneak in Palinchron, and use Palinchron's landfall-like untap trigger to refresh your mana source while leaving enough leftover to feed the loop. Then, you swap them right back by utilizing Moonsnare Specialist's ninjutsu to rescue Palinchron, all while the Specialist's entry trigger clears away any potential blockers your opponents might muster.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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