Crime Novelist
Thopter Foundry
Sword of the Meek

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
All permanents on the battlefield.
1 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Activate Thopter Foundry by paying 1 and sacrificing Sword of the Meek.
2
Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding .
3
Resolve the Thopter Foundry ability, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token and causing you to gain 1 life.
4
When the Thopter enters the battlefield, Sword of the Meek triggers, returning Sword of the Meek from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to the Thopter.
5
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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