Enter the InfiniteHow it works & interactions with other cards

Drawing Your Destiny

When Enter the Infinite resolves, you count the exact number of cards remaining in your library and draw that many cards. Because the card instructs you to draw cards equal to the number of cards in your library, you are not 'emptying' the library in a way that causes immediate loss; however, your library will be at zero cards momentarily. Immediately after drawing, you must choose one card from your hand and place it on top of your library, ensuring you have at least one card to draw for your next turn.

Maximum Hand Size Explained

A key component of this spell is the continuous effect that waives your maximum hand size. This effect lasts until your next turn begins. This means during the cleanup step of the turn you cast Enter the Infinite, you do not discard down to seven cards. However, be aware that this effect expires as soon as your next turn starts; if you don't win during that turn, you will have to discard down to your maximum hand size during that following cleanup step.

Common Pitfalls

The most common mistake is forgetting the 'one card on top' rule. If you have a way to draw extra cards during your opponent's turn, or if an opponent forces you to draw a card, you will lose the game because your library only contains that single card you replaced. Additionally, if an effect forces you to reveal the top card of your library, you must reveal every single card one by one as you draw through the deck.

When to Cast

Due to its high mana cost of twelve, this is rarely cast fairly. It is best utilized in decks that can generate infinite mana or cheat the casting cost. Once it resolves, you should have every combo piece and protection spell in your deck available to win the game immediately or on the extra turn you likely have prepared.

Interaction examples

Securing the Win with Extra Turns

Rise of the Eldrazi

After casting Enter the Infinite and drawing your library, you place Rise of the Eldrazi on top of your library. Because you have no maximum hand size, you pass the turn with 30+ cards. On your next turn, you draw Rise of the Eldrazi, cast it to destroy a threat and draw four more cards (which you can do because you have the rest of your deck in hand), and then take an extra turn to finish the opponent.

Managing Resources and Time

Temporal Trespass

If you cast Enter the Infinite and realize you cannot win this turn, you can use the cards now in your graveyard to cast Temporal Trespass for its Delve cost. By taking an extra turn immediately, you ensure that you can use the massive hand you just drew before the 'no maximum hand size' effect wears off at the start of what would have been your opponent's next turn.