the front side of Cogwork Assembler
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Bag End Banquet
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: C

Initial Card State

  1.  Cogwork Assembler and Bag End Banquet on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. twelve generic mana available.

Steps

  1. Activate Cogwork Assembler by paying seven generic mana, creating a token copy of Bag End Banquet.
  2. When the Bag End Banquet token enters, it triggers, creating three Food tokens.
  3. Activate the Bag End Banquet token by tapping it, adding one colorless mana for each Food you control.
  4. Repeat.

Notes

  1. You can reduce the cost by up to five generic mana if you control additional Food(s) as you start the combo. You can also tap the original Bag End Banquet for mana after the Foods are created initially if you're able to do so.

Results

  1. Infinite Food tokens.
  2. Infinite colorless mana.
  3. Infinite lifegain.
  4. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  5. Infinite artifact ETB.
  6. Infinite artifact tokens.

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How much mana until the Foods pay for the copies?

Cogwork Assembler copies Bag End Banquet for seven generic mana. The copy makes three Foods and taps for one colorless mana for each Food you control, so each copy makes three more mana than the one before.

Mana to starttwelve generic mana

Each loop costs
seven generic mana
Loops before it pays for itself
3
Mana to start
Your mana, step by step
  • To start: twelve generic mana
  • Pay seven generic mana: 5 left
  • The copy taps for 3: 8
  • Pay seven generic mana: 1 left
  • The copy taps for 6: 7
  • Pay seven generic mana: 0 left
  • The copy taps for 9: 9
  • Pay seven generic mana: 2 left
  • The copy taps for 12: 14
  • Pay seven generic mana: 7 left
  • The copy taps for 15: 22
  • Pay seven generic mana: 15 left
  • The copy taps for 18: 33
  • Pay seven generic mana: 26 left
  • The copy taps for 21: 47
  • Pay seven generic mana: 40 left
  • The copy taps for 24: 64
  • Pay seven generic mana: 57 left
  • The copy taps for 27: 84
  • Pay seven generic mana: 77 left
  • The copy taps for 30: 107
  • Pay seven generic mana: 100 left
  • The copy taps for 33: 133
  • Pay seven generic mana: 126 left
  • The copy taps for 36: 162
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