Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Cloudshift + Arcane Signet + Archaeomancer

4-card combo · WU

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card Azorius loop generates infinite Soldier tokens and infinite ETB triggers as long as Arcane Signet can produce white mana.

Cards required: 4
Cheapest stack total: $2.38
Color identity: WU
Popularity: 5,084 decks
Format: Commander

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Cloudshift blinks Abdel Adrian, who re-enters and immediately exiles Archaeomancer and Arcane Signet as part of his own ETB, creating two 1/1 Soldiers each pass. Archaeomancer's ETB returns Cloudshift to hand, and Arcane Signet floats the white mana to recast it — the loop is self-funding. Abdel Adrian as the commander means only the three support pieces need to be assembled, which white and blue tutor for efficiently with Enlightened Tutor and Drift of Phantasms.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Cloudshift by paying , blinking Abdel Adrian.
Abdel Adrian leaves and enters the battlefield, causing Arcane Signet and Archaeomancer to return to the battlefield from exile, and triggering Abdel Adrian's enters-the-battlefield ability.
Archaeomancer enters the battlefield, returning Cloudshift from your graveyard to your hand.
Activate Arcane Signet by tapping it, adding .
Resolve Abdel Adrian's enters-the-battlefield ability, exiling Archaeomancer and Arcane Signet and creating two 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite blinking of nonland permanents; Infinite blinking

Variations

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Archaeomancer can be swapped for Mnemonic Wall or Scrivener — any creature that returns an instant or sorcery from the graveyard closes the recursion half. Swap Arcane Signet for any mana rock that produces white mana and costs two or less, such as Marble Diamond or Pearl Medallion reducing Cloudshift's cost, if the Signet is removed. The loop floods the board with Soldiers but needs a payoff like Impact Tremors or Altar of the Brood already in play to convert tokens into a kill.