the front side of Archaeomancer
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Followed Footsteps
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Capture of Jingzhou
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U

Initial Card State

  1.  Capture of Jingzhou in hand.
  2.  Archaeomancer and Followed Footsteps on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Followed Footsteps attached to Archaeomancer.

Mana Needed

  1. ({3} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   each turn available.

Steps

  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying ({3} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  , taking an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. At the beginning of your upkeep, Followed Footsteps triggers, creating a copy of Archaeomancer.
  4. Archaeomancer enters the battlefield, returning Capture of Jingzhou to your hand.
  5. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite creature tokens.
  2. Infinite turns.

Metadata

  1. This combo produces a lock.
  2. In 13 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Ruthless (Bracket 4+).



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