the front side of Molten Echoes
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the front side of Cordial Vampire
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the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Dusk Legion Sergeant
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Dusk Legion Sergeant in hand.
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. two generic manaone black manaone black mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Dusk Legion Sergeant by paying one generic manaone black mana.
  2. When Dusk Legion Sergeant enters, Molten Echoes triggers, creating a token copy of Dusk Legion Sergeant with haste.
  3. Activate the token Dusk Legion Sergeant by sacrificing it.
  4. When the Dusk Legion Sergeant token dies, Cordial Vampire triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.
  5. Resolve the token Dusk Legion Sergeant's ability, giving nontoken Vampires you control persist until end of turn.
  6. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another nontoken Vampire with base toughness 2 or higher, adding one generic mana.
  7. When the Vampire dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  8. When the Vampire enters, Molten Echoes triggers, creating a token copy of it with haste.
  9. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dusk Legion Sergeant, adding one black mana.
  10. When Dusk Legion Sergeant dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  11. Repeat from step 2.

Notes

  1. You may repeat steps 6 through 8 as many times as desired to get infinite token copies of nontoken Vampires you control with base toughness 2 or greater. You can omit the additional Vampire if you control a static effect that boosts your creatures' toughness by 1 or more.

Results

  1. Infinite creature LTB.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite colored mana.
  4. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  5. Infinite death triggers.
  6. Infinite creature tokens with haste.
  7. Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures.

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