Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Fiend Hunter + Clone
How it works
- Cast Abdel Adrian by paying 4.
- Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, exiling Clone until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Clone leaves the battlefield, triggering its second ability, returning Fiend Hunter from exile to the battlefield.
- Fiend Hunter enters the battlefield, triggering its first ability, exiling Abdel Adrian.
- Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Clone from exile to the battlefield as a copy of Fiend Hunter.
- Clone enters the battlefield, triggering its first ability, exiling Fiend Hunter.
- Fiend Hunter leaves the battlefield, triggering its second ability, returning Abdel Adrian from exile to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
This elegant loop sets up an endless cycle of exile and return by turning Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward and a copy effect into mutual triggers. When you cast Abdel Adrian, he exiles Clone (which is waiting in the wings) and spits out a Soldier token, setting the engine in motion. By having Clone enter as a copy of Fiend Hunter rather than Abdel Adrian itself, you create a cascading chain reaction where Abdel Adrian and the Fiend Hunter-copy perpetually exile and re-enter each other, dragging any other nonland permanents you control along for the ride. The result is an unstoppable cascade of enter-the-battlefield triggers that floods the board with infinite creature tokens while keeping the rest of your team permanently safe in exile until you're ready to break the loop.