Wick, the Whorled Mind + Arcane Adaptation + Phantom Train

Wick, the Whorled Mind

Arcane Adaptation

Phantom Train

How it works

1. Cast Wick either from your hand or from the command zone by paying 3 plus commander tax, if applicable.
2. When Wick enters the battlefield, it triggers.
3. Holding priority, if you control a Snail, activate Phantom Train by sacrificing the Snail, putting a +1/+1 counter on Phantom Train.
4. If needed, repeat step 3 until you do not control a Snail.
5. Resolve the Wick trigger, creating a 1/1 Snail creature token.
6. When the Snail enters the battlefield as a Rat due to Arcane Adaptation, Wick triggers.
7. Repeat from step 3.

This ingenious loop transforms Wick, the Whorled Mind into a relentless engine by weaving in Arcane Adaptation, which secretly turns all your creatures into Rats so Wick's entry always spawns or empowers a Snail. Meanwhile, Phantom Train serves as the necessary sacrifice outlet, consuming your Snail to grow stronger while clearing the board state so Wick's next arrival triggers afresh. The delicate interplay between Wick, the Whorled Mind's Snail-tracking ability and Arcane Adaptation ensures you can endlessly loop Phantom Train's sacrifice activation to rack up boundless creature sacrifices, deaths, and enter-the-battlefield triggers.