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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Skullwinder + Flicker of Fate

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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Skullwinder
Skullwinder
Flicker of Fate
Flicker of Fate
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokensInfinite blinking of nonland permanentsInfinite magecraft triggersTarget opponent returns all cards in their graveyard to their hand

How it works

  1. Cast Flicker of Fate by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Skullwinder and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Skullwinder trigger.
  4. Resolve the Skullwinder trigger, returning Flicker of Fate from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Flicker of Fate.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Skullwinder and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.

This clever loop revolves around Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, whose entry triggers the exile of your own nonland permanents to flood the board with Soldier tokens, while simultaneously resetting your side of the table. By casting Flicker of Fate to blink Abdel Adrian, you force those permanents back into play, which conveniently includes Skullwinder to pluck Flicker of Fate right back out of your graveyard and into your hand. Between the blinks, you can tap your mana-producing permanents to fund the next casting, creating a self-sustaining engine of endless enters-the-battlefield and leaves-the-battlefield triggers.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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