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

Color Identity: G, U

Initial Card State

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

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have a way to cause a land to become a creature.
  2. You have a land card in hand.
  3. You control at least five lands.

Mana Needed

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

Steps

  1. Cause a land you control to become a creature.
  2. Cast Exchange of Words by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  , exchanging the text boxes of the land creature and Scute Swarm.
  3. Play a land.
  4. The land enters the battlefield, triggering the land creature's Scute Swarm ability, creating a copy of itself with its original text.
  5. Step 4 repeats in a mandatory loop unless interrupted, drawing the game.

Results

  1. Draw the game.
  2. Infinite ETB.
  3. Infinite landfall triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 148 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Spicy (Bracket 3-4+).



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