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Shrieking Drake + Abaddon the Despoiler + Lotus Bloom + Epitaph Golem

U manaB manaR mana
Shrieking Drake
Shrieking Drake
Abaddon the Despoiler
Abaddon the Despoiler
Lotus Bloom
Lotus Bloom
Epitaph Golem
Epitaph Golem
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm count

How it works

  1. Cast Shrieking Drake by paying U mana.
  2. Shrieking Drake's cascade ability from Abaddon the Despoiler triggers, causing you to cast Lotus Bloom from your library since it is the only valid card to cast.
  3. Shrieking Drake enters the battlefield, triggering itself, returning itself to your hand.
  4. Activate Lotus Bloom by tapping and sacrificing it, adding U manaU manaU mana.
  5. Activate Epitaph Golem by paying 2, putting Lotus Bloom from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.
  6. Repeat.

This clever loop uses Abaddon the Despoiler to turn your low-cost creatures into lethal engines, provided your opponents have lost enough life to set X to zero. When you cast Shrieking Drake, Abaddon's static ability grants it cascade, instantly pulling the zero-mana Lotus Bloom straight from your library. As the Drake enters the battlefield, its mandatory trigger bounces itself right back to your hand so you can cast it all over again. Meanwhile, sacrificing Lotus Bloom yields the exact blue mana you need to recast the Drake, while Epitaph Golem quietly recycles the Lotus from your graveyard back to the bottom of your library so it can be cascaded into once more.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
0 decks$6.26