Orvar, the All-Form

Gameplan

Orvar churns out token copies of your best permanents every time you cast a cheap instant or sorcery that targets them, snowballing into overwhelming value or a combo finish. You spend the early game ramping and protecting Orvar, then chain cantrips, bounce spells, and protection spells that incidentally target your own creatures, lands, or artifacts. Each copy compounds your board, mana, and engines until you bury opponents or assemble an infinite loop.

Key Cards

• Cloudstone Curio — With cheap creatures and free spells it enables infinite bounce-and-recast loops to make unlimited Orvar tokens.
• Dramatic Reversal — Targeting your untap-producing rocks while Orvar is out copies them, generating infinite mana with enough nonland mana sources.
• Mystic Reflection — A targeted shaping spell that combos beautifully with Orvar's copy trigger for repeatable value.
• Brainstorm — Cantrips that can target your permanents are the cheapest way to repeatedly trigger Orvar's copy ability.
• Displacer Kitten — Casting noncreature spells blinks your permanents, letting you reuse rocks while feeding Orvar copies.
• Mana Drain — Premium counterspell that protects Orvar and ramps you into your token engine.
• Sea Gate Restoration — A modal land/spell and big draw payoff that refuels the spell-heavy deck.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana (Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Sol Ring) and untappers (Dramatic Reversal, Isochron Scepter) to enable infinite-mana combos that close games quickly. Layer in strong protection (Heroic Intervention via blue's Veil of Summer alternatives, plus counterspells like Swan Song and Pact of Negation) so Orvar survives, and include tutors like Mystical Tutor and Personal Tutor to find your engine pieces. Tighten the curve toward free and one-mana cantrips so every turn produces multiple Orvar triggers.