Kodama of the East Tree + Ghost Town + Arid Mesa + Scute Swarm

4-card combo · G

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite Scute Swarm tokens and infinite landfall triggers on an opponent's turn with a single fetchland activation.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$39.37

Color identity

Popularity

606 decks

Format

Commander

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Arid Mesa's fetch is the trigger that starts the chain: Kodama of the East Tree puts Ghost Town into play, Ghost Town bounces itself back to hand for free, and Scute Swarm copies the entry to produce a token, which re-triggers Kodama. The loop runs entirely on an opponent's turn because Ghost Town's return-to-hand ability only functions during that window, making it immune to sorcery-speed interaction the moment it begins.

How it works

Prerequisites

It is not your turn. There is a land card in your library that can be fetched using Arid Mesa. Your life total is at least 2.

Steps

Fetch a land using Arid Mesa.
When the fetched land enters, Scute Swarm and Kodama trigger.
Resolve the Kodama trigger, putting Ghost Town from your hand onto the battlefield.
When Ghost Town enters, Kodama and Scute Swarm trigger.
Holding priority, activate Ghost Town's first abiltiy by tapping it, adding .
Activate Ghost Town's second ability by paying , returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
Resolve the Scute Swarm from step 4, creating a token.
When the token enters, Kodama triggers, putting Ghost Town from your hand onto the battlefield.
When Ghost Town enters, Scute Swarm triggers.
Repeat from step 5.

Result

Infinite ETB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any fetchland that retrieves a basic replaces Arid Mesa — Windswept Heath, Misty Rainforest, and the rest all trigger the same chain. The token flood is the win condition built into the loop itself, but pairing Scute Swarm tokens with Craterhoof Behemoth or Impact Tremors converts the engine into a same-turn kill rather than waiting for a combat step.

Kodama of the East Tree + Ghost Town + Arid Mesa + Scute Swarm

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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