Carth the Lion + Liliana Vess + Nexus of Fate + Sakashima the Impostor
How it works
- Cast Nexus of Fate by paying 5, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Nexus of Fate into your library.
- Activate Liliana Vess's second loyalty ability by removing zero loyalty counters from it, searching your library for Nexus of Fate, then shuffling your library and putting it on top.
- Move to your next turn, drawing Nexus of Fate during your draw step.
- Repeat.
This elegant combination locks your opponents out of the game by leveraging the passive discount and tutor engine provided by Liliana Vess and Carth the Lion. Because Carth the Lion increases the cost of your loyalty abilities by an additional [+1], Liliana's second ability can be activated by removing zero loyalty counters—allowing you to tutor Nexus of Fate straight to the top of your library without ever exhausting her loyalty. When you cast Nexus of Fate, its built-in replacement effect ensures it shuffles right back into your library instead of hitting the graveyard, ready to be drawn on your next extra turn. Meanwhile, Sakashima the Impostor is available on the board as a versatile clone ready to mimic whatever creature you need, completing an arcane loop that yields infinite turns.