Soulherder + Eternal Witness + Temporal Manipulation

3-card combo · GWU

Verdict

Yes — this 3-card loop locks the table out of the game by bouncing Eternal Witness every end step to rebuy Temporal Manipulation forever.

Cards required: 3
Cheapest stack total: $22.70
Color identity: GWU
Popularity: 317 decks
Format: Commander

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Soulherder exiles and returns Eternal Witness at the end of each turn, which triggers Witness to reclaim Temporal Manipulation from the graveyard before the extra turn resolves. The loop asks for three specific pieces but slots naturally into Bant blink shells — Roon of the Hidden Realm, Chulane, Teller of Tales, or any list already running Soulherder and Eternal Witness for value will find Temporal Manipulation as the clean closer.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

With Soulherder and a creature based spell recursion effect on the battlefield, cast the extra turn spell.
Move to end step and target the creature with Soulherder's ability.
When creature re-enters the battlefield, target the extra turn spell in your graveyard and return it to your hand, then pass to yourself.
Repeat

Result

Infinite turns; Lock

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Time Warp and Capture of Jingzhou are direct substitutes for Temporal Manipulation if one copy is exiled or countered. Strionic Resonator can copy Soulherder's trigger to double Witness returns if the shell wants redundancy, though the loop doesn't need it. Any blink effect that hits Eternal Witness on a repeatable loop — Conjurer's Closet, Thassa, Deep-Dwelling — can replace Soulherder entirely if the artifact slot is more accessible than the 2/2.