AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Decoction Module + Gonti's Aether Heart + Whirler Virtuoso
Overview
If you control Decoction Module and Gonti's Aether Heart when Whirler Virtuoso enters under your control, Whirler’s ETB gives you three 
and Decoction Module triggers to give you one (Gonti’s Heart does not trigger because Whirler is not an artifact), for a total of +4 (Ruling [2024-06-07]). After that you may pay to activate Whirler’s ability; when the 1/1 Thopter token (an artifact creature) enters, Decoction Module will trigger for the creature entering and Gonti’s Aether Heart will trigger for an artifact entering, giving you and respectively, a total of +3 for the token’s entry (Ruling [2024-06-07]).
and Decoction Module triggers to give you one (Gonti’s Heart does not trigger because Whirler is not an artifact), for a total of +4 (Ruling [2024-06-07]). After that you may pay to activate Whirler’s ability; when the 1/1 Thopter token (an artifact creature) enters, Decoction Module will trigger for the creature entering and Gonti’s Aether Heart will trigger for an artifact entering, giving you and respectively, a total of +3 for the token’s entry (Ruling [2024-06-07]).Step 1
Whirler Virtuoso enters the battlefield under your control; its triggered ability "When this creature enters, you get ." triggers and is put on the stack (this gives you three energy when it resolves) (Ruling [2024-06-07]).
." triggers and is put on the stack (this gives you three energy when it resolves) (Ruling [2024-06-07]).Step 2
Decoction Module sees a creature you control enter and its triggered ability "Whenever a creature you control enters, you get ." also triggers; when that resolves you get one energy (Ruling [2024-06-07]).
." also triggers; when that resolves you get one energy (Ruling [2024-06-07]).Step 3
Gonti's Aether Heart does not trigger from Whirler entering unless Whirler is also an artifact when it enters (no trigger for Gonti in the normal case where Whirler is only a creature).
Step 4
After both triggers resolve you will have gained a total of four energy counters (+3 from Whirler, +1 from Decoction Module) (Ruling [2024-06-07]).
Step 5
You may then activate Whirler Virtuoso’s activated ability by paying ; paying that cost reduces your energy counters by three as part of paying the activation cost (payment of costs is a cost event; see ).
; paying that cost reduces your energy counters by three as part of paying the activation cost (payment of costs is a cost event; see ).Step 6
Whirler’s activated ability resolves and creates a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying; when that token enters the battlefield, two triggered abilities watch that event: Decoction Module (a creature entered) and Gonti's Aether Heart (an artifact entered).
Step 7
When those triggers resolve you get +1 from Decoction Module and +2 from Gonti's Aether Heart, netting +3 from the token entering (Ruling [2024-06-07]).
from Decoction Module and +2 from Gonti's Aether Heart, netting +3 from the token entering (Ruling [2024-06-07]).Step 8
Arithmetic summary: start S energy → Whirler ETB → S+4 → pay → S+1 → token ETB triggers → S+4. You end up with the same energy you had immediately after Whirler’s ETB, so you can repeat the activation to create arbitrarily many Thopters, subject to timing/priority and your opponents’ responses (Ruling [2024-06-07]; cost-payment rules ).
→ S+1 → token ETB triggers → S+4. You end up with the same energy you had immediately after Whirler’s ETB, so you can repeat the activation to create arbitrarily many Thopters, subject to timing/priority and your opponents’ responses (Ruling [2024-06-07]; cost-payment rules ).Resolution
With all three permanents on the battlefield under your control: Whirler Virtuoso entering gives you +3 (Whirler) and +1 (Decoction Module) = +4 ; activating Whirler by paying costs you 3 (see cost payment rules ) and creates a 1/1 Thopter; when that Thopter enters you get +1 (Decoction Module) and +2 (Gonti’s Aether Heart) = +3 (Ruling [2024-06-07]). The result is that paying to make the Thopter leaves you with the same number of energy counters you had immediately before paying, so you can repeat the activation to make arbitrarily many Thopters (subject to normal timing/priority rules and opponents’ responses).
(Whirler) and +1 (Decoction Module) = +4 ; activating Whirler by paying costs you 3 (see cost payment rules ) and creates a 1/1 Thopter; when that Thopter enters you get +1 (Decoction Module) and +2 (Gonti’s Aether Heart) = +3 (Ruling [2024-06-07]). The result is that paying to make the Thopter leaves you with the same number of energy counters you had immediately before paying, so you can repeat the activation to make arbitrarily many Thopters (subject to normal timing/priority rules and opponents’ responses).Feedback