the front side of Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Crystalline Crawler
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Umbral Collar Zealot
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Persistent Specimen
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R, G

Initial Card State

  1.  Persistent Specimen in your graveyard.
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield (Szarel with power 3 or greater).

Mana Needed

  1. ({2} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Activate Persistent Specimen by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  , returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  2. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Persistent Specimen.
  3. When Persistent Specimen is sacrificed, Szarel triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters equal to Szarel's power on Crystalline Crawler.
  4. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
  5. Activate Crystalline Crawler three times by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding ({2} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  6. Repeat.

Notes

  1. This combo can put infinite +1/+1 counters on each creature you control except Szarel so long as its power is greater than the mana needed to activate the creature's ability from your graveyard.

Results

  1. Infinite LTB.
  2. Infinite ETB.
  3. Infinite colored mana.
  4. Infinite sacrifice triggers.
  5. Infinite death triggers.
  6. Infinite +1/+1 counters.
  7. Infinite surveil 1.

Metadata

  1. In 0 decks according to EDHREC.

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