The Thing | Resourceful Defense | Sage of Hours
Color Identity: R, G, W, U
Initial Card State
- All permanents on the battlefield (The Thing without summoning sickness).
Notable Prerequisites
- An opponent cannot block and kill The Thing.
- You control a creature that has five or more +1/+1 counters on it.
Mana Needed
- ({4} magic symbol) ({R} magic symbol) ({G} magic symbol) ({W} magic symbol) ({W} magic symbol) ({U} magic symbol) each turn available.
Steps
- Declare The Thing as an attacker. Its second ability triggers, causing you to pay ({R} magic symbol) ({G} magic symbol) ({W} magic symbol) ({U} magic symbol) to double the number of +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.
- Activate Resourceful Defense by paying ({4} magic symbol) ({W} magic symbol) , moving five +1/+1 counters from a creature to Sage of Hours.
- Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Repeat each turn.
Notes
- If you cast a noncreature spell before combat, you can put four +1/+1 counters on The Thing. This means if it had a +1/+1 counter to start, it can serve as the creature with five or more +1/+1 counters on it.
Results
- Infinite turns.
