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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Against All Odds + Mnemonic Wall

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Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Against All Odds
Against All Odds
Mnemonic Wall
Mnemonic Wall
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite creature tokensInfinite blinking of nonland permanentsInfinite magecraft triggersReturn all creature cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefieldReturn all artifact cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield

How it works

  1. Cast Against All Odds by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Mnemonic Wall and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Mnemonic Wall trigger.
  4. Resolve the Mnemonic Wall trigger, returning Against All Odds 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 Against All Odds.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Mnemonic Wall 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 loop hinges on a clever dance between Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward and Mnemonic Wall to continuously cycle your spells and permanents. When you cast Against All Odds, its first mode blinks Abdel Adrian, which in turn causes Mnemonic Wall to re-enter the battlefield and buy back the very same Against All Odds from your graveyard. As Abdel Adrian's exile trigger resolves, it sweeps up Mnemonic Wall and your mana-producing permanents—generating an army of Soldier creature tokens along the way—so that you can tap them for mana before repeating the whole cycle anew.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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