Stormfront Riders + Cryptic Gateway
Produces: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite tapped creature tokens
- Stormfront Riders
- Cryptic Gateway
- Color identity
- W
- Mana
- {4}{W} or you control two untapped creatures that share a creature type with Stormfront Riders
Prerequisites
You control at least one creature.
Steps
- If you control two untapped creatures that share a creature type with Stormfront Riders, activate Cryptic Gateway by tapping the two creatures, putting Stormfront Riders from your hand onto the battlefield.
- Otherwise, cast Stormfront Riders by paying {4}{W}.
- Stormfront Riders enters the battlefield, returning itself and any other creature you control from the battlefield to your hand.
- Stormfront Riders triggers twice, creating two 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.
- Activate Cryptic Gateway by tapping the two Soldier tokens, putting Stormfront Riders from your hand onto the battlefield.
- Stormfront Riders enters the battlefield, returning itself and a Soldier token from the battlefield to your hand.
- Repeat from step 4.
How to execute this combo
The "Stormfront Riders + Cryptic Gateway" combo takes 7 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 creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite tapped creature 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.