Conjurer's Closet + Eternal Witness + Temporal Manipulation

3-card combo · GU

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop chains Temporal Manipulation into infinite turns the moment Conjurer's Closet connects at end step.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$24.90

Color identity

Popularity

229 decks

Format

Commander

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Conjurer's Closet blinks Eternal Witness at the end of every turn, and Eternal Witness returns Temporal Manipulation from the graveyard to hand — cast it on the next extra turn, repeat forever. The loop demands no mana outside the initial 3UU and asks only that all three pieces survive to end step, which is the real vulnerability: Conjurer's Closet eats artifact removal, and Eternal Witness dies to any pinpoint kill in response to the blink trigger.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Temporal Manipulation by paying , taking an extra turn after this one.
At the beginning of your end step, Conjurer's Closet triggers, blinking Eternal Witness.
Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, returning Temporal Manipulation from your graveyard to your hand.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite turns; Lock

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Time Warp and Capture of Jingzhou are direct replacements for Temporal Manipulation — any 5-mana extra-turn instant or sorcery in blue closes the loop identically. Temur Sabertooth can sub for Conjurer's Closet in green-heavy builds, bouncing Eternal Witness back to hand and replaying it for GG per loop, though that line requires mana each iteration rather than leaning on the Closet's free end-step trigger.

Conjurer's Closet + Eternal Witness + Temporal Manipulation

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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