the front side of Emry, Lurker of the Loch
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Chthonian Nightmare
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Lion's Eye Diamond
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Emry in your graveyard.
  2.   Inalla on the battlefield or in the command zone.
  3.  Chthonian Nightmare and Lion's Eye Diamond on the battlefield.
  4.  Inalla must be your commander.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have at least an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter.
  2. You control at least one additional creature.

Steps

  1. Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by tapping and sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding one black manaone black manaone black mana.
  2. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter, sacrificing another creature you control, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Emry from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  3. When Emry enters the battlefield, it and Inalla trigger.
  4. Resolve the Emry trigger, causing you to mill four cards.
  5. Resolve the Inalla trigger, causing you to pay one generic mana to create a token copy of Emry with haste.
  6. Put the nontoken Emry into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. When the Emry token enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to mill four cards.
  8. Activate the Emry token by tapping it, allowing you to cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard this turn.
  9. Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard by paying zero mana.
  10. Cast Chthonian Nightmare from your hand by paying one generic manaone black mana.
  11. Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by tapping and sacrificing it and discarding your hand, adding one black manaone black manaone black mana.
  12. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter, sacrificing the Emry token and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Emry from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  13. Repeat from step 3.

Results

  1. Infinite creature LTB.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  4. Infinite death triggers.
  5. Infinite self-mill.
  6. Infinite storm count.

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