AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Eternal Scourge + Food Chain
Overview
You can exile Eternal Scourge with Food Chain to add 4 mana (1 + Eternal Scourge’s mana value 3) and then cast Eternal Scourge from exile using that mana; each complete cycle (exile → add 4 → cast for 
) nets 1 mana of the chosen color that can only be spent to cast creature spells, producing an infinite loop of mana and creature casts if you repeat it. Eternal Scourge’s permission to be cast from exile allows the cast, and Food Chain’s mana restriction means the generated mana can only be used for creature spells .
) nets 1 mana of the chosen color that can only be spent to cast creature spells, producing an infinite loop of mana and creature casts if you repeat it. Eternal Scourge’s permission to be cast from exile allows the cast, and Food Chain’s mana restriction means the generated mana can only be used for creature spells .Step 1
Have Food Chain on the battlefield and Eternal Scourge on the battlefield (Eternal Scourge has mana value 3).
Step 2
Activate Food Chain’s activated ability, exiling Eternal Scourge as the activation’s cost; exiling as part of the cost moves the card to the exile zone immediately (see ).
Step 3
When Food Chain’s ability resolves you add X mana where X is 1 plus the exiled creature’s mana value; for Eternal Scourge this is 4 mana, and that mana is restricted to casting creature spells by Food Chain’s oracle text.
Step 4
Because Eternal Scourge’s oracle text says you may cast it from exile, you may announce casting it from exile and move it from exile to the stack according to the casting rules .
Step 5
Determine and pay Eternal Scourge’s total cost (its mana cost ) using the mana produced by Food Chain; since Food Chain produced 4 mana, paying leaves 1 mana of the chosen color available and still restricted to casting creature spells.
) using the mana produced by Food Chain; since Food Chain produced 4 mana, paying leaves 1 mana of the chosen color available and still restricted to casting creature spells.Step 6
When Eternal Scourge resolves it enters the battlefield; you now have 1 mana left in your pool that is only legal to spend on casting creature spells per Food Chain.
Step 7
Repeat: with Eternal Scourge now on the battlefield you can activate Food Chain again, exiling it as the cost and repeating the loop to add another 4 mana and cast Eternal Scourge again, netting 1 mana per cycle.
Resolution
With Food Chain and Eternal Scourge (mana cost , mana value 3), a legal sequence is: activate Food Chain and exile Eternal Scourge as the activation’s cost, Food Chain’s ability resolves and adds 4 mana (1 + 3), then cast Eternal Scourge from exile using up to 3 of that mana; you end the sequence with 1 mana leftover that can only be spent to cast creature spells, and you can then repeat the sequence to generate another net 1 mana per loop. Eternal Scourge’s triggered exile-on-target ability is irrelevant to this loop except when an opponent targets it while it’s on the battlefield (that trigger only functions while it’s on the battlefield) [Ruling [2016-07-13]] and Food Chain’s mana can be used to pay additional costs while casting creature spells [Ruling [2004-10-04]] .
, mana value 3), a legal sequence is: activate Food Chain and exile Eternal Scourge as the activation’s cost, Food Chain’s ability resolves and adds 4 mana (1 + 3), then cast Eternal Scourge from exile using up to 3 of that mana; you end the sequence with 1 mana leftover that can only be spent to cast creature spells, and you can then repeat the sequence to generate another net 1 mana per loop. Eternal Scourge’s triggered exile-on-target ability is irrelevant to this loop except when an opponent targets it while it’s on the battlefield (that trigger only functions while it’s on the battlefield) [Ruling [2016-07-13]] and Food Chain’s mana can be used to pay additional costs while casting creature spells [Ruling [2004-10-04]] .Feedback