The Watcher in the Water + Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero + Heart of Kiran + Woe Strider + Xenograft

The Watcher in the Water

Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero

Heart of Kiran

Woe Strider

Xenograft

How it works

1. During an opponent's turn, activate Heart of Kiran by tapping Wylie Duke.
2. Wylie Duke triggers, causing you to draw a card and gain 1 life.
3. The Watcher's first ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
4. Resolve the Heart of Kiran ability, causing it to become a creature until end of turn.
5. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the Tentacle.
6. When the Tentacle dies, The Watcher's second ability triggers, untapping Wylie Duke and putting a stun counter on up to one permanent.
7. Resolve the Woe Strider ability
8. Repeat.

This intricate loop turns an opponent's turn into an endless engine by using Xenograft to redefine all your creatures—including Woe Strider's Goat tokens and the Tentacle tokens made by The Watcher in the Water—as Krakens, allowing The Watcher's second ability to untap the very creature tapping to fuel it. By crewing Heart of Kiran with Wylie Duke, you draw a card and gain life while instantly triggering The Watcher's first ability to spawn a Tentacle, which you then feed to Woe Strider's sacrifice outlet. That death triggers The Watcher to untap Wylie Duke, letting you repeat the process to draw your entire deck and gain infinite life.