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Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ashnod's Altar + Watcher of the Roost

W manaG mana
Yedora, Grave Gardener
Yedora, Grave Gardener
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Watcher of the Roost
Watcher of the Roost
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Watcher of the Roost, adding CC.
  2. When Watcher of the Roost dies, Yedora triggers, returning Watcher of the Roost from your graveyard to the battlefield face down as a Forest land.
  3. Activate Watcher of the Roost by tapping it, adding G mana.
  4. Activate Watcher of the Roost's morph ability by revealing a white card from your hand, turning it face up.
  5. Watcher of the Roost triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
  6. Repeat.

This ingenious loop transforms your graveyard and battlefield into an infinite resource engine, fueled entirely by Yedora, Grave Gardener turning your fallen creatures into fresh lands. By utilizing Ashnod's Altar to sacrifice Watcher of the Roost, you generate the necessary mana while triggering Yedora's ability to return the Watcher to the battlefield face down as a Forest. Because the face-down creature is now a land, you can tap it for green mana and then use its own morph cost to turn it back face up, triggering Watcher of the Roost's lifegain ability in the process. Repeating this cycle feeds you endless life and mana, demonstrating the true alchemical potential of blending unexpected mechanics into a self-sustaining loop.

Legal in:BrawlCommandercompetitiveBrawlLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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