the front side of Myr Welder
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Encroaching Mycosynth
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Empowered Autogenerator
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Merrow Grimeblotter
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Myr Welder and Encroaching Mycosynth on the battlefield.
  2.  Empowered Autogenerator and Merrow Grimeblotter in exile (exiled by Myr Welder).

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Myr Welder does not have summoning sickness.

Mana Needed

  1. one generic mana (at most) available.

Steps

  1. Activate Myr Welder using Empowered Autogenerator's ability by tapping it, putting a charge counter on Myr Welder and adding one blue mana or one black mana for each charge counter on Myr Welder.
  2. Activate Myr Welder using Merrow Grimeblotter's ability by paying one generic manaone blue or black mana and untapping it, giving target creature -2/-0 until end of turn.
  3. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite charge counters on a permanent.
  2. Infinite colored mana.

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How much mana to start the Myr Welder loop?

Each tap of Myr Welder puts a charge counter on it and makes a mana for each one, and each loop costs one generic manaone blue or black mana. Until a tap makes 2, your own mana covers the difference, one less each loop.

Mana to startone generic mana

Each loop costs
one generic manaone blue or black mana
Loops before it pays for itself
1
Mana to start
Your mana, step by step
  • To start: one generic mana
  • Tap Myr Welder with 1 charge counter: two generic mana
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: zero mana left
  • Tap Myr Welder with 2 charge counters: two generic mana
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: zero mana left
  • Tap Myr Welder with 3 charge counters: three generic mana
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: one generic mana left
  • Tap Myr Welder with 4 charge counters: five generic mana
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: three generic mana left
  • Tap Myr Welder with 5 charge counters: eight generic mana
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: six generic mana left
  • Tap Myr Welder with 6 charge counters: twelve generic mana
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: ten generic mana left
  • Tap Myr Welder with 7 charge counters: seventeen generic mana
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: fifteen generic mana left
  • Tap Myr Welder with 8 charge counters: 23
  • Pay one generic manaone blue or black mana: 21 left
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