Kaya the Inexorable + Wormfang Manta + Tocatli Honor Guard + Thermopod
Kaya the Inexorable
Wormfang Manta
Tocatli Honor Guard
Thermopod
Infinite turnsLock
How it works
Activate Kaya the Inexorable's first ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, putting a ghostform counter on Wormfang Manta.
Activate Thermopod's second ability by sacrificing Wormfang Manta, adding .
When Wormfang Manta dies, its second ability and its ghostform ability trigger.
Resolve the ghostform trigger, returning Wormfang Manta from your graveyard to your hand and creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
Resolve the second trigger, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
Resolve the Thermopod ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
Cast Wormfang Manta by paying 5.
Wormfang Manta's first ability does not trigger due to Tocatli Honor Guard.
Repeat each turn.
This clever loop allows you to hoard infinite turns by exploiting Wormfang Manta's delayed trigger when it leaves the battlefield, circumventing its drawback entirely. While Thermopod provides the necessary sacrifice outlet to bin the Manta for red mana, Tocatli Honor Guard pulls heavy weight as a static piece, silencing the Manta's entering-the-battlefield trigger so you never accidentally skip your turns. Meanwhile, Kaya the Inexorable orchestrates the engine by placing a ghostform counter via her +1 ability, ensuring the Manta cheerfully bounces back to your hand upon death to be recast anew.