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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Flicker + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak

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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Flicker
Flicker
Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak (back)
Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokensInfinite blinking of nonland permanentsInfinite magecraft triggers

How it works

  1. Cast Flicker by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Pinnacle Monk and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Pinnacle Monk trigger.
  4. Resolve the Pinnacle Monk trigger, returning Flicker 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.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Pinnacle Monk 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 hinges on Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward cycling in and out of exile to continuously harvest your board state. By using Flicker to temporarily remove Abdel Adrian, you trigger its enter-the-battlefield effect to swallow up both Pinnacle Monk and your mana-producing permanents, which in turn lets Pinnacle Monk's entry trigger pluck Flicker right back out of your graveyard. Every iteration generates a growing army of 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens while fueling the mana needed to keep the cycle spinning endlessly.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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