the front side of Noctis, Prince of Lucis
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Aetherflux Reservoir
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Hex Parasite
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Lotus Petal
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Lotus Petal in your graveyard.
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Easy Prerequisites

  1. Your life total is at least 4.

Mana Needed

  1. one generic mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard by paying zero mana and 3 life. It will not enter with a finality counter due to Solemnity.
  2. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  3. Activate Hex Parasite by paying one generic manaone black mana or two life, removing the finality counter from Lotus Petal.
  4. Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one generic mana.
  5. Repeat.

Notes

  1. Your life total will need to be between 4 and 14 depending on your starting storm count. The exact values are as follows, in order from storm count 0 to 4 or higher: 14, 10, 6, 5, 4. These life totals can be reduced further if you have available one black mana to pay for Hex Parasite's trigger instead of using life.

Results

  1. Infinite damage.
  2. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  3. Infinite lifegain.
  4. Infinite storm count.

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Storm life loop calculator

How much life you need to go off

Plays the loop step by step. Every payment has to leave you at 1 life or more, and Aetherflux Reservoir gains 1 life for each spell cast this turn, the one that triggered it included.

Minimum life to start14with 0 spells already cast this turn

You can go off Aetherflux Reservoir can deal its first 50 damage after 11 loops.

Net life, first loop
-4
Life goes up from
Loop 6
Loops until Aetherflux Reservoir can fire
11
Minimum life by spells already cast
Your life, starting from 40
  • To start: 40 life
  • Loop 1, pay 3 life: 37 life
  • Loop 1, cast a spell: 37 life
  • Loop 1, gain 1 life: 38 life
  • Loop 1, pay 2 life: 36 life
  • Loop 2, pay 3 life: 33 life
  • Loop 2, cast a spell: 33 life
  • Loop 2, gain 2 life: 35 life
  • Loop 2, pay 2 life: 33 life
  • Loop 3, pay 3 life: 30 life
  • Loop 3, cast a spell: 30 life
  • Loop 3, gain 3 life: 33 life
  • Loop 3, pay 2 life: 31 life
  • Loop 4, pay 3 life: 28 life
  • Loop 4, cast a spell: 28 life
  • Loop 4, gain 4 life: 32 life
  • Loop 4, pay 2 life: 30 life
  • Loop 5, pay 3 life: 27 life
  • Loop 5, cast a spell: 27 life
  • Loop 5, gain 5 life: 32 life
  • Loop 5, pay 2 life: 30 life
  • Loop 6, pay 3 life: 27 life
  • Loop 6, cast a spell: 27 life
  • Loop 6, gain 6 life: 33 life
  • Loop 6, pay 2 life: 31 life

Lowest you can go: 1. Aetherflux Reservoir can fire: 51.

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