Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Animate Dead
Produces: Infinite blinking, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
- Color identity
- WB
- Mana
- {1}{B}
Steps
- Cast Animate Dead by paying {1}{B}, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
- Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, exiling Animate Dead until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Animate Dead triggers, causing you to sacrifice Abdel Adrian.
- Animate Dead returns to the battlefield, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
- Repeat from step 2.
How to execute this combo
The "Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Animate Dead" combo takes 5 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 blinking, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents.
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.