Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Rescue Skiff + Umbral Collar Zealot

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Rescue Skiff

Umbral Collar Zealot

How it works

1. Cast Abdel Adrian by paying 4.
2. When Abdel Adrian enters, it triggers, exiling Rescue Skiff until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
3. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Abdel Adrian
4. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, causing Rescue Skiff to return to the battlefield from exile.
5. When Rescue Skiff enters, it triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
6. When Abdel Adrian enters, it triggers, exiling Rescue Skiff until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
7. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability from step 3.
8. Repeat from step 3.

This clever loop hinges on the continuous rebirth of Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, who safely banishes Rescue Skiff upon entering the battlefield and creates a fresh Soldier token in the process. When you sacrifice Abdel Adrian to the ability of Umbral Collar Zealot, the Skiff is immediately freed from exile, triggering its own entrance ability to fish Abdel Adrian right back out of your graveyard. Because Rescue Skiff returns to the battlefield fresh, it triggers anew to restart the cycle while feeding the Zealot's sacrifice requirement and smoothing your draws with endless surveil triggers.