the front side of Guile
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Temporal Extortion
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Aetherflux Reservoir
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Temporal Extortion in hand.
  2.  Guile and Aetherflux Reservoir on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. one black manaone black manaone black manaone black mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Temporal Extortion by paying one black manaone black manaone black manaone black mana.
  2. Temporal Extortion and Aetherflux Reservoir trigger.
  3. Resolve the Aetherflux Reservoir trigger, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  4. Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile.
  5. Repeat.
  6. Once you have infinite life, you may activate Aetherflux Reservoir infinite times to deal infinite damage to any target(s).

Results

  1. Infinite damage.
  2. Infinite lifegain.
  3. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  4. Infinite lifeloss.
  5. Infinite magecraft triggers.
  6. Infinite storm count.

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CoreBracket 2+

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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 start1with 0 spells already cast this turn

You can go off Aetherflux Reservoir can deal its first 50 damage after 52 loops.

Net life, first loop
-20
Life goes up from
Loop 7
Loops until Aetherflux Reservoir can fire
52
Minimum life by spells already cast
Your life, starting from 40
  • To start: 40 life
  • Loop 1, cast a spell: 40 life
  • Loop 1, gain 1 life: 41 life
  • Loop 1, pay 21 life: 20 life
  • Loop 2, cast a spell: 20 life
  • Loop 2, gain 2 life: 22 life
  • Loop 2, pay 11 life: 11 life
  • Loop 3, cast a spell: 11 life
  • Loop 3, gain 3 life: 14 life
  • Loop 3, pay 7 life: 7 life
  • Loop 4, cast a spell: 7 life
  • Loop 4, gain 4 life: 11 life
  • Loop 4, pay 6 life: 5 life
  • Loop 5, cast a spell: 5 life
  • Loop 5, gain 5 life: 10 life
  • Loop 5, pay 5 life: 5 life
  • Loop 6, cast a spell: 5 life
  • Loop 6, gain 6 life: 11 life
  • Loop 6, pay 6 life: 5 life
  • Loop 7, cast a spell: 5 life
  • Loop 7, gain 7 life: 12 life
  • Loop 7, pay 6 life: 6 life
  • Loop 8, cast a spell: 6 life
  • Loop 8, gain 8 life: 14 life
  • Loop 8, pay 7 life: 7 life

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

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