the front side of Chthonian Nightmare
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Salvager of Secrets
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Notorious Throng
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Salvager of Secrets in your graveyard.
  2.  Chthonian Nightmare and Notorious Throng in hand.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control a nontoken creature with mana value 2 or less.
  2. You have at least ({E} magic symbol)  .
  3. You control a Rogue that does not have summoning sickness and that cannot be blocked by an opponent.

Mana Needed

  1. ({5} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   the first turn, with ({7} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   each extra turn available.

Steps

  1. Deal combat damage using a Rogue.
  2. Cast Notorious Throng for its prowl cost by paying ({5} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  , causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  3. Move to your next turn.
  4. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  5. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  .
  6. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  , sacrificing a creature with mana value 2 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Salvager of Secrets from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. When Salvager of Secrets enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Notorious Throng from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  9. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  .
  10. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  , sacrificing Salvager of Secrets, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  11. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite turns.

Metadata

  1. This combo produces a lock.
  2. In 0 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Ruthless (Bracket 4+).



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