the front side of Heliod, Sun-Crowned
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Deathbringer Thoctar
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, W, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Heliod and Deathbringer Thoctar on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Deathbringer Thoctar has at least one +1/+1 counter on it.

Mana Needed

  1. ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Activate Heliod by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  , giving Deathbringer Thoctar lifelink until end of turn.
  2. Activate Deathbringer Thoctar by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target and causing you to gain 1 life.
  3. Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Deathbringer Thoctar.
  4. Repeat from step 2.

Results

  1. Infinite damage.
  2. Infinite lifegain.
  3. Infinite lifegain triggers.

Metadata

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SpicyBracket 3-4+

Probably 3 or 4, but hard to classify

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