the front side of Ghave, Guru of Spores
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Cryptic Trilobite
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Butcher Ghoul
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Zulaport Cutthroat
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, B, G

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Butcher Ghoul does not have a +1/+1 counter on it.

Mana Needed

  1. ({1} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Activate Ghave's second ability by paying ({1} magic symbol)   and sacrificing Butcher Ghoul.
  2. Zulaport Cutthroat and Butcher Ghoul's undying ability trigger.
  3. Resove the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Resolve Butcher Ghoul's undying ability, returning Butcher Ghoul from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the Ghave ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
  6. Activate Cryptic Trilobite by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding ({C} magic symbol)  ({C} magic symbol)   that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  7. Activate Ghave's first ability by paying ({1} magic symbol)   and removing a +1/+1 counter from Butcher Ghoul, creating a 1/1 Saproling creature token.
  8. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control.
  2. Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activated abilities.
  3. Infinite creature tokens.
  4. Infinite ETB.
  5. Infinite lifegain.
  6. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  7. Infinite lifeloss.
  8. Infinite LTB.

Metadata

  1. In 125 decks according to EDHREC.
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