the front side of Dualcaster Mage
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Return Upon the Tide
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Hammerhead on the battlefield.
  2.  Dualcaster Mage and Return Upon the Tide in hand.

Easy Prerequisites

  1. There's a creature card in your graveyard.

Mana Needed

  1. five generic manaone black manaone red manaone red mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Return Upon the Tide by paying its mana cost.
  2. Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
  3. When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Return Upon the Tide.
  4. Holding priority, activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage, putting a +1/+1 counter on Hammerhead.
  5. Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Return Upon the Tide.
  6. Resolve the Return Upon the Tide copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  7. Repeat from step 3.

Results

  1. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature LTB.
  4. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  5. Infinite death triggers.
  6. Infinite magecraft triggers.

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