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Genku, Future Shaper + Crystalline Crawler + Cryptic Trilobite + Winding Constrictor

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Genku, Future Shaper
Genku, Future Shaper
Crystalline Crawler
Crystalline Crawler
Cryptic Trilobite
Cryptic Trilobite
Winding Constrictor
Winding Constrictor
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you controlInfinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities

How it works

  1. Activate Genku by paying 3W manaU mana, putting two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control due to Winding Constrictor.
  2. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability twice by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding CCCC that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  3. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability twice by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding W manaU mana.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite C, you may forego removing counters from Cryptic Trilobite.

This clever engine spins up by utilizing Genku, Future Shaper's activated ability to blanket your board with counters, a process heavily amplified by Winding Constrictor doubling the influx of counters on your creatures. To fuel this hefty mana cost, Crystalline Crawler and Cryptic Trilobite act as our dynamic battery pack, converting their built-up +1/+1 counters into the precise mana needed to keep the loop going. Because Winding Constrictor ensures that these creatures (which are both artifacts) receive extra counters whenever they are replenished, the system actually generates a surplus of resources over time. The result is a self-sustaining loop that yields infinite +1/+1 counters across your board alongside infinite restrictive colorless mana.

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