the front side of Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Karmic Guide
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Phantasmal Image
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, U

Initial Card State

  1.  Phantasmal Image in hand.
  2.  Abdel Adrian on the battlefield.
  3.  Karmic Guide in exile (exiled by Abdel Adrian).

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have enough mana to cast Phantasmal Image.

Steps

  1. Cast Phantasmal Image by paying its mana cost, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
  2. Put the original Abdel Adrian into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
  3. Karmic Guide and Phantasmal Image's abilities trigger.
  4. Resolve the Phantasmal Image ability, choosing to exile Karmic Guide until Phantasmal Image leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  5. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Put Phantasmal Image into your graveyard due to the legend rule, causing Karmic Guide to return to the battlefield from exile.
  7. Karmic Guide and Abdel Adrian's abilities trigger.
  8. Resolve the Abdel Adrian ability, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
  9. Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Phantasmal Image from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Abdel Adrian.
  10. Repeat from step 2.

Results

  1. Infinite LTB.
  2. Infinite ETB.
  3. Infinite creature tokens.
  4. Infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control.

Metadata

  1. In 258 decks according to EDHREC.

Variants of this combo

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