the front side of Exchange of Words
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Scute Swarm
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Inkmoth Nexus
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, U

Initial Card State

  1.  Exchange of Words in hand.
  2.  Scute Swarm and Inkmoth Nexus on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have a land card in hand.
  2. You control at least five lands.

Mana Needed

  1. ({1} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Activate Inkmoth Nexus' first ability by tapping it, adding ({C} magic symbol)  .
  2. Activate Inkmoth Nexus' second ability by paying ({1} magic symbol)  , causing it to become a 1/1 Blinkmoth artifact creature that is still a land until end of turn.
  3. Cast Exchange of Words by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  , exchanging the text boxes of Inkmoth Nexus and Scute Swarm.
  4. Play a land.
  5. The land enters the battlefield, triggering Inkmoth Nexus's Scute Swarm ability, creating a token copy of Inkmoth Nexus with its original text.
  6. Step 5 repeats in a mandatory loop unless interrupted, drawing the game.

Results

  1. Draw the game.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite landfall triggers.
  4. Infinite tapped creature tokens.

Metadata

  1. In 9 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Exhibition (Bracket 1+).



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