Sam, Loyal Attendant + Exchange of Words + Tough Cookie + Initiates of the Ebon Hand

Sam, Loyal Attendant

Exchange of Words

Tough Cookie

Initiates of the Ebon Hand

How it works

1. Cast Exchange of Words by paying 1.
2. When Exhcange of Words enters the battlefield, it triggers, switching the text boxes of Initiates of the Ebon Hand and Tough Cookie.
3. Activate Tough Cookie by paying 0, adding .
4. Repeat step 3.

By playing Exchange of Words to swap the text boxes of Tough Cookie and Initiates of the Ebon Hand, Tough Cookie inherits the ability to produce black mana, while the Initiates gain the static and activated abilities of Tough Cookie—including its cost-reduction effect. With Sam, Loyal Attendant on the field, the cost to activate that black mana ability is reduced to zero, allowing you to tap and untap your newly converted artifacts repeatedly without paying mana. This creates an endless loop fueled by Initiates of the Ebon Hand, generating infinite black mana to fund your entire strategy.