Dance of the Manse + Codex Shredder + Time Sieve
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
- Dance of the Manse
- Codex Shredder
- Time Sieve
- Color identity
- WUB
- Mana
- {11}{W}{U} each turn
Prerequisites
You control at least four additional nontoken artifacts.
Steps
- If Dance of the Manse is in your graveyard, activate Codex Shredder's second ability by paying {5}, tapping and sacrificing it, returning Dance of the Manse from your graveyard to your hand.
- Activate Time Sieve by tapping it, sacrificing it and sacrificing four other nontoken artifacts you control, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- Cast Dance of the Manse by paying {6}{W}{U}, returning Time Sieve, Codex Shredder and four other artifacts from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat each turn.
How to execute this combo
The "Dance of the Manse + Codex Shredder + Time Sieve" combo takes 4 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 turns, Lock.
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.