the front side of Escape Protocol
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Scholar of the Ages
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Temporal Manipulation
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U

Initial Card State

  1.  Temporal Manipulation in hand.
  2.  Escape Protocol and Scholar of the Ages on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have an instant and/or sorcery card in hand with cycling.

Mana Needed

  1. ({4} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   plus enough mana to cycle the instant/sorcery each turn available.

Steps

  1. Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying ({3} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  , causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Activate any instant/sorcery card in your hand's cycling ability by paying its cycling cost and discarding it.
  3. Escape Protocol triggers, causing you to pay ({1} magic symbol)   to blink Scholar of the Ages.
  4. Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation and the card with cycling from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the cycling ability from step 2, causing you to draw a card.
  6. Repeat each turn.

Results

  1. Infinite turns.

Metadata

  1. In 5 decks according to EDHREC.
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