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Preston, the Vanisher + Karmic Guide + Cloudshift + Phyrexian Altar

W mana
Preston, the Vanisher
Preston, the Vanisher
Karmic Guide
Karmic Guide
Cloudshift
Cloudshift
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Cast Cloudshift by paying W mana, blinking Karmic Guide.
  2. Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Preston.
  3. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning any creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Karmic Guide, adding one mana of any color.
  5. Resolve the Preston trigger from step 2, creating a token copy of Karmic Guide that is a 0/1 white Illusion.
  6. The Karmic Guide token enters the battlefield, returning the nontoken Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 2.

This engine spins up endlessly by cycling Karmic Guide through the graveyard, where its enters-the-battlefield ability brings back another creature while your sacrifice outlet handles the recycling. The real magic happens because Cloudshift and Preston, the Vanisher work in tandem: Preston seizes upon the uncast Karmic Guide returning to generate an army of 0/1 Illusion token copies, ensuring you never run out of fodder. Meanwhile, Phyrexian Altar lets you instantly convert those looping sacrifices into a steady stream of colored mana, fueling whatever else you need to close out the game.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
397 decks$91.13