Prismatic Bridge - Infinite Turns

Commander / EDH Combo Creature Cheat Infinite Combo Turns

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Land (38)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Ramp (25)

• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Curiosity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Impulse
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Talisman of Resilience
• 1x Talisman of Unity

Extra Turn (5)

• 1x Capture of Jingzhou
• 1x Temporal Manipulation
• 1x Time Warp
• 1x Nexus of Fate *list*
• 1x Temporal Mastery

Creature (3)

• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Hoarding Broodlord
• 1x Sphinx of the Second Sun

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Endless Evil

Artifact (1)

• 1x Tel-Jilad Stylus

Commander (1)

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Counterspells (18)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Ertai's Meddling
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Turn Aside
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Evasive Action
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Negate
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will

Instant (5)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Echo of Eons

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Other (40)

• 1x Jeweled Amulet
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Blacksmith's Skill
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Duress
• 1x Force Spike
• 1x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Silence
• 1x Stubborn Denial
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Damn
• 1x Daze
• 1x Disrupting Shoal
• 2x Memory's Journey
• 1x Permission Denied
• 2x Regrowth
• 1x Seal of Cleansing
• 1x Seal of Primordium
• 1x Wheel of Sun and Moon
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will
• 1x Time Wipe
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Bringer of the Black Dawn

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This is a the Prismatic Bridge deck, not Esika. There is really no reason to cast Esika.

The goal of this deck is to ramp into The Prismatic Bridge   as soon as possible in order to set up a loop of infinite turns by recuring Rune-Scarred Demon and Hoarding Broodlord's ETB trigger via The Prismatic Bridge  's upkeep trigger while using Tel-Jilad Stylus on the Demon or Dragon to search for and cast an extra-turn spell each turn, ultimately Nexus of Fate *list*, in order to get infinite turns...

Ideally, once The Prismatic Bridge   's ability triggers, your opponents will never get another turn. Which means, that once The Bridge is in play, your opponents will only have 1 turn each to stop it from triggering, or they lose. The sooner The Bridge is able to trigger, the less chances opponents will have to find some disruption. Usually The Bridge can trigger by turns 4 or 5, and sometimes earlier. Therefore opponents will only have a few turns to find disruption. Also, there's ultimately only one turn-cycle that you really need to worry about, which is the turn-cycle after The Bridge has been cast and it's just sitting on the battlefield waiting to trigger... So basically ramp into the bridge as fast as possible and conterspell things...

Also, you will eventually need access to 7 mana total (including {U}{U})in order to play Nexus of Fate *list* by the time you have cast the other extra-turn spells. Otherwise, you risk giving your opponents more turns and thus more chances to disrupt.

I'm going to try to explain the details of how this works below, but it's probably poorly written and confusing. Sorry!

There are a couple back up plans if the main strategy gets disrupted. Optimal and sub-optimal scenarios are further elaborated upon below as well.

What The Bridge? Show

Crossing The Bridge

Once The Prismatic Bridge   is in play, it needs to survive one turn cycle so it can trigger on your upkeep. Use counterspells to protect it. This may mean you need to wait until you can cast The Bridge and still keep mana available...

Once The Bridge triggers, it will reveal one of three creatures in the deck.

If Sphinx of the Second Sun is revealed, it will enter, and at your second main phase you will get to untap everything, get additional upkeep, and draw additional card. The Bridge's ability will trigger again on this second upkeep, revealing either Rune-Scarred Demon or Hoarding Broodlord. Their ETB abilities will trigger, letting you search for a card...

If the Demon or Dragon is revealed, their ETB abilities will trigger, letting you search for a card...

When the Demon or Dragon's abilities trigger, it's VERY important that you have access to enough mana. If it's the Demon, you will need 6 mana total including {U}{U}{W}. If it's the Dragon, you will need these same colors, but just 5 mana total as one spell can be convoked. This mana is to cast Ephemerate and an extra turn spell.

Either way, you will search for Ephemerate. Cast Ephemerate on either the Demon or Dragon, it will flicker, triggering ETB ability again. This time, search for one of the extra turn spells: Capture of Jingzhou, Temporal Manipulation, Time Warp. Ephemerate will go into exile to rebound next upkeep. Cast extra turn spell and take 1st extra turn!

The Other Side... is just another Bridge?

At upkeep of your 1st extra turn, two abilities will trigger. The Bridge's ability, and Ephemerate will rebound casting again from exile.

Have The Bridge's ability resolve first, revealing another creature...

If it's Sphinx of the Second Sun, that means you didn't get it the previous turn. Let it enter and continue resolving triggers. When Ephemerate rebounds, target the Demon or Dragon, whichever you got the previous turn with The Bridge, it should still be in play. It will flicker it and trigger it's ETB ability to tutor. Ultimately, you must get, cast, and activaate Tel-Jilad Stylus, and cast an extra turn spell by the end of the turn. You will get an extra upkeep at second main phase from the Sphinx, which will trigger The Bridge, revealing the last creature - either the Demon of Dragon - which will give you another tutor from ETB trigger. So this will have you 2 tutors this turn: one from Ephemerate rebounding and flickering the Demon or Dragon, and one from Sphinx's second upkeep triggering The Bridge and revealing the last creature, Dragon or Demon and triggering ETB ability again. So tutor for the Stylus and an extra turn spell. Cast the Stylus, and before the end of turn, activate it putting either the Demon or Dragon on the bottom of library. Cast extra turn spell and take 2nd extra turn!

Now going back, if the Demon or Dragon is revealed, that means you either got just the Demon or Dragon the previous turn, or you got the Sphinx and then the other Demon or Dragon the previous turn. If you have all three creatures, you must get, cast, and activaate Tel-Jilad Stylus, and cast an extra turn spell by the end of the turn. It you just have the Demon and Dragon now, you still need to tutor for the Stylus and an extra turn spell, but you don't need to cast and activate the Stylus this turn, just extra turn spell... This is because the Sphinx is still in the deck and will be the card revealed next turn with The Bridge. You will get a chance to activate the Stylus next turn, before the Sphinx gives you an extra upkeep to trigger The Bridge , putting the Demon or Dragon to bottom before The Bridge trigger happens. You will get two tutors this turn: one from Demon or Dragon's ETB ability when revealed by The Bridge, and one from Ephemerate rebounding and flickering Demon or Dragon triggering ETB ability again. Search for the Stylus and extra turn spell, and cast extra turn spell. Take 2nd extra turn!

The Stylus the Limit!

For the 2nd extra turn, if you first revealed the Sphinx last turn, you should have the Sphinx, and either the Demon or Dragon in play, whichever you didn't move to bottom of library last turn. Untap. During upkeep, The Bridge's ability will trigger, revealing the Demon or Dragon that is on the bottom of library from last turn! When it enters, search for an extra turn spell with it's ETB ability. Cast it and take 3rd extra turn!

If you first revealed the Demon or Dragon last turn, you should have both of them in play now. The Sphinx is still in the deck, so on upkeep, The Bridge will trigger and reveal the Sphinx. It enters. Before the second main phase, activate the Stylus targeting the Demon or Dragon, putting it on bottom of library. Now, on second main phase, the Sphinx will trigger, giving an extra upkeep, triggering The Bridge and revealing the Demon or Dragon, triggering it's ETB ability. Search for an extra turn spell. Cast it and take 3rd extra turn!

At this point, you have revealed all three creatures, and and by continuing to put the Demon or Dragon on the bottom of library with the Stylus, you can continue revealing it with The Bridge, twice a turn in fact, on both your 1st and 2nd upkeeps each turn. This means that you can tutor twice per turn, and are also drawing an additional card each turn from second beginning phase.

You will be running low on extra turn spells left in the deck by now, which is where Nexus of Fate *list* comes in. You should have access to at least 7 mana by now, with all the extra turns and drawing. As soon as you have 7 mana, you can start tutoring for Nexus of Fate *list* and casting it each turn, since when you cast it it shuffles back into the library to be searched for again next turn etc...

Infinite turns achieved!

To win, simply attack during your infinite turns with the Sphinx, and the Demon or Dragon (whichever one you aren't flickering each turn)!

When Things Go Wrong Show

This deck is very much a glass cannon, It could be easily shut-down with the right kind of disruption and timing. It's strength lies in quickly ramping into The Bridge, giving opponents less chance to have interaction. Counter magic is important protection, since the deck relies so heavily on just a few cards, and it need things to work out pretty specifically. If things go wrong though...

Endless Evil can enchant Rune-Scarred Demon or Hoarding Broodlord, and this will mimic the effect of the Stylus. If it enchants Sphinx of the Second Sun, although isn't an auto win, can draw you tons of cards and you get tons of mana and creatures since each copy will give you additional beginning phases, each time putting in more Sphinxes,which if un-checked for a few turns, can definitely become a win condition.

If either of the creatures ends up in the graveyard, Echo of Eons is really the only way to get them back. It can also fill-up and/or reset your hand.

Having either of the two creatures in your hand can be a problem, especially if you don't have enough mana to cast them. Brainstorm, Sylvan Library, and card:Echoes of Eons can put them back into the library.

I've tried using Oath of Druids, as a secondary The Bridge, but it's a little dangerous as you can deck youself if you don't or can't play Echo of Eons on time, and it's too easy to start the cycle without enough mana to actually cast extra turn spells. But I still like the idea of it...

Tel-Jilad Stylus is a cool card I think. It's great in this deck, and can be used to protect the creatures from exile. It's kind of just good to have around, and it can put itself on bottom of library too! It could also be used with Oath of Druids to put on bottom of library and stop it's trigger?

If the cards Nexus of Fate *list*, or Rune-Scarred Demon or Hoarding Broodlord become exiled or otherwise unavailable, and/or Endless Evil and Tel-Jilad Stylus can't be used, there probably isn't any good way to win...

Date added	2 years
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 60 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.53
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Treasure
Folders	Decks