Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Cloudshift + Commander's Sphere + Archaeomancer

4-card combo · WU

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop produces infinite Soldier tokens and infinite ETB triggers in any Azorius blink shell that runs Abdel Adrian as commander.

Cards required: 4
Cheapest stack total: $1.94
Color identity: WU
Popularity: 750 decks
Format: Commander

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Cloudshift blinks Abdel Adrian, which exiles and returns Commander's Sphere and Archaeomancer; Archaeomancer's ETB retrieves Cloudshift, and Commander's Sphere taps to refund the white mana. Each cycle creates two 1/1 Soldier tokens from Abdel Adrian's trigger before exiling the loop pieces again. The combo is self-sustaining at exactly zero net mana once the pieces are on the battlefield — Commander's Sphere covers Cloudshift's cost.

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 Commander's Sphere 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 Commander's Sphere's first ability by tapping it, adding .
Resolve Abdel Adrian's enters-the-battlefield ability, exiling Archaeomancer and Commander's Sphere and creating two 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.
Repeat.

Result

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

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any instant that blinks Abdel Adrian for 1W or less can replace Cloudshift — Ephemerate on the cast step does the same work, and Flicker of Fate costs the same. Swapping Commander's Sphere for other ETB mana rocks like Arcane Signet doesn't work here — the Sphere's tap ability is what closes the mana loop, so keep it. The token flood kills with Purphoros, God of the Forge or any aristocrats payoff; the engine alone wins nothing without a finisher.