Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Journey to Nowhere

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

Journey to Nowhere

How it works

1. Cast Sakashima of a Thousand Faces either from your hand or from the command zone by paying 3 plus commander tax, if applicable, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
2. When Sakashima of a Thousand Faces enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Abdel Adrian until Sakashima of a Thousand Faces leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
3. When Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, Journey to Nowhere returns from exile to the battlefield.
4. When Journey to Nowhere enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, exiling Sakashima of a Thousand Faces.
5. When Sakashima of a Thousand Faces leaves the battlefield, Abdel Adrian returns from exile to the battlefield.
6. When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Journey to Nowhere until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
7. When Journey to Nowhere leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Sakashima of a Thousand Faces to the battlefield from exile as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
8. Repeat from step 2.

This clever loop sets up an infinite cycle of substitution and exile using the legend-ignoring prowess of Sakashima of a Thousand Faces to continually reset Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward. Every time the copied Abdel re-enters, it feeds the loop by temporarily tucking away Journey to Nowhere, which in turn immediately drops off the board to return Sakashima right back to the battlefield. Because Abdel Adrian's entry trigger also sweeps up any other nonland permanents you control, you are left with an infinitely expanding army of Soldier tokens alongside infinite entry and exit triggers to exploit.