It's a Loop, Jim [Gen 1. Shenanigans]

Casual BGW (Abzan, Junk) Budget Combo Enchantment Infinite Combo Multiplayer

ChesterChumpass

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Diabolic Tutor

Enchantment (13)

• 3x Abundant Growth
• 1x Aluren
• 1x Market Festival
• 2x Ordeal of Nylea
• 2x Skybind
• 1x Stab Wound
• 2x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Verdant Haven

Artifact (4)

• 2x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Tangleroot

Creature (24)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 2x Arbor Elf
• 1x Doomwake Giant
• 2x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 4x Grim Guardian
• 1x Harvestguard Alseids
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 2x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Oakheart Dryads
• 1x Pharika, God of Affliction
• 2x Pharika's Chosen
• 2x Pharika's Mender
• 1x Satyr Grovedancer
• 1x Siege Rhino
• 1x Thoughtrender Lamia

Land (17)

• 8x Forest
• 4x Plains
• 5x Swamp

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Sorcery (2)

• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Primal Command

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Armament of Nyx
• 1x Font of Return
• 1x Leyline of Vitality

Creature (4)

• 1x Agent of Erebos
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Dreadbringer Lampads
• 1x Harvestguard Alseids

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This deck aims to use Cloudstone Curio, Skybind, Aluren, and occasionally all three to abuse ETB and Constellation triggers. It's fairly robust to disruption and fairly competitive in multiplayer (since Grim Guardian is an equal-opportunity kind of guy), but I would like it to be better at both of those things.

Cloudstone Curio is the heart of the deck, enabling me to use cheap enchantments like Abundant Growth and Utopia Sprawl over and over to trigger my constellations. If Aluren is on the field, I can also pull shenanigans with bouncing creatures whenever I have priority.

Some creatures - Pharika's Mender, Griffin Dreamfinder - have awesome ETB abilities, but are too expensive for me to always want to cast repeatedly. If I'm strapped for mana, Skybind allows me to use those abilities during my every end step (or everyone's end step with Aluren and an enchantment creature).

Notable interactions:

Aluren + Cloudstone Curio + Grim Guardian is a win condition if you have at least one other creature.

Aluren + Cloudstone Curio + Tangleroot + Any CMC 3 or less creature in your hand gives you infinite green mana whenever you have priority.

Cloudstone Curio + 2x Abundant Growth allows you to draw cards at the cost of 1 green mana - and that's assuming there isn't an Eidolon of Blossoms on the field.

Aluren + Cloudstone Curio + Any CMC 3 or less creature in your hand enables you to pick up creatures whenever you have priority. Use it to avoid removal, avoid damage after blocking, and activate constellation triggers if the creature is an enchantment.

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Example Perfect Game: Turn 3 Win

Turn 1:

• Play a Forest
• Cast Utopia Sprawl enchanting Forest

Turn 2:

• Play another land
• Cast Cloudstone Curio

Turn 3:

• Play another land
• Cast Aluren

If you have Grim Guardian and any one other creature that can be played with Aluren, you can bounce the Guardian for the win.

Other Decks

This is one of my four signature decks that I maintain, improve, and update. The others are:

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An Enchanting Evening with Crash [Gen 3. Centaurs]

Casual ChesterChumpass

SCORE: 2 | 128 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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Whelm on, You Whelming Wave [Gen 1. Kiora]

Casual ChesterChumpass

SCORE: 1 | 216 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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Swamp Rat, Rotisserie Style [Gen 1. Graveyard]

Casual ChesterChumpass

SCORE: 2 | 220 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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Matchups

0-1 v. Whelm on, You Whelming Wave [Gen 1. Kiora]

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This deck drew a lot of inspiration from the very cool Green Devotion/Elves Combo (Infinite) by CurdBrosBrewingCo. You should check it out and give him upvotes.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	8 years
Key combos	Aluren + Cloudstone Curio Aluren + Cloudstone Curio + Grim Guardian Aluren + Cloudstone Curio + Tangleroot
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.93
Tokens	Enchantment Snake 1/1 BG
Folders	Current Decks, X Cool Decks by Other People