the front side of K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Pontiff of Blight
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Gravecrawler
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ashnod's Altar
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have at least three opponents.

Mana Needed

  1. one white mana, one black mana, or 2 lifeone black mana or two life available.

Steps

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding one colorless manaone colorless mana.
  2. Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying one black mana or 2 life due to K'rrik.
  3. K'rrik triggers, as well as each creature you control's extort ability.
  4. Resolve the first K'rrik trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the first extort trigger, causing you to pay one white or black mana or 2 life due to K'rrik, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain that much life.
  6. Repeat step 5 for each remaining trigger.
  7. Repeat from step 1.

Results

  1. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  2. Infinite colorless mana.
  3. Infinite death triggers.
  4. Infinite creature ETB.
  5. Infinite lifegain.
  6. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  7. Infinite lifeloss.
  8. Infinite creature LTB.
  9. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  10. Infinite storm count.

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Drain loop calculator

Can you drain the table before your life runs out?

Plays the loop against every opponent. Every payment has to leave you at 1 life or more, and an opponent who dies stops feeding the drain.

  • Opponent 1

    Dies in loop 5

  • Opponent 2

    Dies in loop 5

  • Opponent 3

    Dies in loop 5

Life needed to kill the table5against 3 opponents

Every opponent dies in loop 5

Net life per loop
+6
while every opponent is alive
Each opponent loses
8 per loop
Your life, step by step
  • To start: 40 life
  • Loop 1, pay 2 life: 38 life
  • Loop 1, cast a spell: 38 life
  • Loop 1, extort for +8 life: 46 life
  • Loop 2, pay 2 life: 44 life
  • Loop 2, cast a spell: 44 life
  • Loop 2, extort for +8 life: 52 life
  • Loop 3, pay 2 life: 50 life
  • Loop 3, cast a spell: 50 life
  • Loop 3, extort for +8 life: 58 life
  • Loop 4, pay 2 life: 56 life
  • Loop 4, cast a spell: 56 life
  • Loop 4, extort for +8 life: 64 life
  • Loop 5, pay 2 life: 62 life
  • Loop 5, cast a spell: 62 life
  • Loop 5, extort for +8 life: 70 life

Lowest you can go: 1.

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