Dockside Extortionist + Cloudstone Curio
Produces: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Dockside Extortionist
- Cloudstone Curio
- Color identity
- R
- Mana
- {1}{R}
Prerequisites
You control a nontoken nonartifact creature. Opponents control a number of artifacts and/or enchantments equal to or greater than three plus the mana value of the additional nonartifact creature card.
Steps
- Cast Dockside Extortionist by paying {1}{R}.
- Dockside Extortionist enters the battlefield, triggering itself and Cloudstone Curio.
- Resolve the Dockside Extortionist trigger, creating a number of Treasure tokens equal to the number of artifacts and/or enchantments your opponent control.
- Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning the additional nontoken nonartifact creature from the battlefield to your hand.
- Activate a Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one mana of any color.
- Repeat step 5 until you have enough mana to cast the additional creature card.
- Cast the additional creature by paying its mana cost.
- The creature enters the battlefield, triggering Cloudstone Curio, returning Dockside Extortionist from the battlefield to your hand.
- Activate two Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {1}{R}.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Dockside Extortionist + Cloudstone Curio" combo takes 10 steps in order. Make sure you have the mana open and permanents listed in the prerequisites before you start — opponents can respond between steps.
The end result: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens.
Practice the line offline: lay out the cards, walk through each step, and note where you can lose the combo (summoning sickness, lack of priority, removal on a key permanent). In game, announce each step clearly; in casual play you can offer to shortcut after demonstrating the loop.
The best window is a turn when opponents are tapped out or after they commit a spell — hold protection (a counter, Vexing Shusher) if the combo wins on the spot.