Zethi, Arcane Blademaster + Nexus of Fate + Mystical Tutor
Produces: Infinite turns, Skip your draw steps, Lock
- Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
- Nexus of Fate
- Mystical Tutor
- Color identity
- WU
- Mana
- {5}{U}{U}{U} each turn
Prerequisites
Zethi does not have summoning sickness and cannot be blocked and killed by an opponent.
Steps
- Cast Nexus of Fate by paying {5}{U}{U}, causing you to take an extra turn after this one and shuffle Nexus of Fate into your library.
- Declare Zethi as an attacker.
- Zethi's second ability triggers, creating a copy of Mystical Tutor and causing you to pay {U} to cast it.
- Resolve the copy of Mystical Tutor, causing you to search your library for Nexus of Fate and put it on top of your library.
- Move to your extra turn, causing you to draw Nexus of Fate during your draw step.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Zethi, Arcane Blademaster + Nexus of Fate + Mystical Tutor" combo takes 6 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, Skip your draw steps, 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.