Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Time Warp + Eternal Witness

4-card combo · GU

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite turns in Simic by recycling Time Warp through Mystic Sanctuary every extra turn.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$4.32

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Popularity

296 decks

Format

Commander

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Ghostly Flicker blinks Mystic Sanctuary and Eternal Witness simultaneously; Eternal Witness returns Ghostly Flicker, Mystic Sanctuary puts Time Warp back on top of the library, and the next draw step starts the chain over. The combo sits naturally in Wilderness Reclamation, Risen Reef, or any Simic value commander that already runs Eternal Witness and fetchable Islands — the four-Island threshold is trivially met in any deck running Mystic Sanctuary as a utility land.

How it works

Prerequisites

You control at least four Islands.

Steps

Activate Mystic Sanctuary by tapping it, adding .
Cast Time Warp by paying its mana cost, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying , blinking Mystic Sanctuary and Eternal Witness.
When Eternal Witness and Mystic Sanctuary enter the battlefield, they trigger.
Resolve the Eternal Witness trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
Resolve the Mystic Sanctuary trigger, putting Time Warp from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
Move to your next turn, drawing Time Warp during your draw step.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite turns; Skip your draw steps; Lock

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Peregrine Drake can substitute for Eternal Witness if the deck wants a creature that also generates mana on the flicker rather than raw recursion, though Drake requires a second blink target that produces mana. Naru Meha, Master Wizard or Archeomancer fills the Eternal Witness role in mono-blue shells that cut green. The loop locks opponents out on its own — no separate kill required, as infinite turns plus whatever board state exists at the time closes the game.

Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Time Warp + Eternal Witness

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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