the front side of Elenda, the Dusk Rose
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
the back side of Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.
  2.  Elenda must be your commander.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Elenda has power equal to or greater than 2 plus the number of times you've cast Elenda from the command zone this game.

Steps

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Elenda, adding one white mana.
  2. Choose to return Elenda to the command zone from your graveyard.
  3. When Elenda dies, its second ability triggers, creating a number of 1/1 Vampire creature tokens equal to three times Elenda's power.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Vampire, adding one black mana.
  5. Repeat step 4 until you have enough mana to cast Elenda.
  6. Cast Elenda from the command zone by paying two generic manaone white manaone black mana plus commander tax, if applicable.
  7. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Vampire token, adding one black mana.
  8. When the Vampire dies, Elenda's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  9. Repeat from step 7 for each remaining Vampire token.
  10. Repeat from step 1.

Results

  1. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  2. Infinite colored mana.
  3. Infinite commander casts.
  4. Infinite death triggers.
  5. Infinite creature ETB.
  6. Infinite creature LTB.
  7. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  8. Infinite storm count.

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SpicyBracket 3-4+

Probably 3 or 4, but hard to classify

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Does the Elenda loop grow?

Elenda dies into a Vampire for each point of power, three times as many with Ojer Taq. Phyrexian Altar turns Elenda and the Vampires into the two generic manaone white manaone black mana plus tax to recast it, and every Vampire sacrificed after that puts a +1/+1 counter on the new Elenda. From 2 power plus one for each earlier cast, Elenda's power nearly triples every loop.

Power needed3with two generic mana commander tax

The loop grows every time Elenda's power nearly triples each loop.

Vampires, step by step
  • To start: Elenda has 3 power
  • Sacrifice Elenda: 9 Vampires
  • Sacrifice 5 to recast Elenda for four generic manaone white manaone black mana: 4 Vampires
  • Sacrifice the rest, Elenda grows to 5 power
  • Sacrifice Elenda: 15 Vampires
  • Sacrifice 7 to recast Elenda for six generic manaone white manaone black mana: 8 Vampires
  • Sacrifice the rest, Elenda grows to 9 power
  • Sacrifice Elenda: 27 Vampires
  • Sacrifice 9 to recast Elenda for eight generic manaone white manaone black mana: 18 Vampires
  • Sacrifice the rest, Elenda grows to 19 power
  • Sacrifice Elenda: 57 Vampires
  • Sacrifice 11 to recast Elenda for ten generic manaone white manaone black mana: 46 Vampires
  • Sacrifice the rest, Elenda grows to 47 power
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