the front side of Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
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the front side of Ugin's Nexus
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Karn, the Great Creator
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the front side of Master Transmuter
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the front side of Krark-Clan Ironworks
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Color Identity: W, U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Master Transmuter does not have summoning sickness.

Mana Needed

  1. one blue mana the first turn, with five generic manaone blue mana available each extra turn available.

Steps

  1. Activate Karn's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, causing Ugin's Nexus to become an artifact creature until end of turn.
  2. At the beginning of your end step, Athreos' second ability triggers, putting a coin counter on Ugin's Nexus.
  3. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Ugin's Nexus, adding one colorless manaone colorless mana.
  4. Ugin's Nexus is exiled instead of being put into your graveyard, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  5. Athreos' third ability triggers, causing you to return Ugin's Nexus from exile to the battlefield.
  6. Activate Master Transmuter by paying one blue mana, tapping it and returning Ugin's Nexus to your hand, choosing to not put an artifact onto the battlefield.
  7. Move to your extra turn.
  8. Cast Ugin's Nexus by paying five generic mana.
  9. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite turns.
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