the front side of Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Cloudstone Curio
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W

Initial Card State

  1.   Abdel Adrian in hand or in the command zone.
  2.  Cloudstone Curio and Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control at least five other nonland permanents.

Mana Needed

  1. ({4} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   plus enough mana to pay for commander tax, if applicable available.

Steps

  1. Cast Abdel Adrian either from your hand or from the command zone by paying ({4} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   and commander tax, if applicable.
  2. Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Cloudstone Curio.
  3. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling any six other nonland permanents you control except Cloudstone Curio, and creating six 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.
  4. Each Soldier enters the battlefield, triggering Cloudstone Curio that many times.
  5. Resolve the first Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, causing all cards exiled with it to return to the battlefield.
  7. If any nonartifact creatures were exiled by Abdel Adrian, they enter the battlefield, triggering Cloudstone Curio that many times.
  8. Resolve all Cloudstone Curio triggers, choosing to return nothing from the battlefield to your hand.
  9. Activate Phyrexian Altar five times by sacrificing five Soldier tokens, adding ({4} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  .
  10. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite blinking.
  2. Infinite colored mana.
  3. Infinite creature tokens.
  4. Infinite death triggers.
  5. Infinite ETB.
  6. Infinite LTB.
  7. Infinite sacrifice triggers.
  8. Infinite storm count.
  9. Infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control.

Metadata

  1. In 76 decks according to EDHREC.
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