Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Phantom Steed + Journey to Nowhere

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Phantom Steed

Journey to Nowhere

How it works

1. Cast Phantom Steed by paying 3.
2. When Phantom Steed enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, exiling Abdel Adrian until Phantom Steed leaves the battlefield.
3. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, ending its effect, causing Journey to Nowhere to return from exile to the battlefield.
4. When Journey to Nowhere enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, exiling Phantom Steed.
5. Phantom Steed leaves the battlefield, ending its effect, causing Abdel Adrian to return from exile to the battlefield.
6. When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Journey to Nowhere and any number of other nonland permanents you control until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating at least one 1/1 Soldier creature token.
7. When Journey to Nowhere leaves the battlefield, its second ability triggers, returning Phantom Steed to the battlefield from exile.
8. Repeat from step 2.

This loop is a masterclass in recursive exile, powered by a continuous exchange of triggers that lets Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward feed off Phantom Steed and Journey to Nowhere in an endless chain reaction. As Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, he safely tucks away Journey to Nowhere and other permanents while churning out a steady stream of Soldier tokens. When Journey to Nowhere is subsequently bounced back and forth, it resets Phantom Steed just in time to catch Abdel Adrian all over again. The result is a self-sustaining engine of perpetual entries and leaves that overwhelms the board with infinite value.