the front side of K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
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the front side of Pontiff of Blight
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the front side of Mourning
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Stormscape Familiar
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Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Mourning in hand.
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control at least four creatures.
  2. You have at least three opponents.

Mana Needed

  1. one black mana or two life plus either one white or black mana or one black mana or two life available.

Steps

  1. Cast Mourning by paying 2 life if able, or one black mana otherwise.
  2. Each creature you control's extort ability triggers.
  3. Resolve the first extort trigger, causing you to pay 2 life if able, or one white or black mana otherwise, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain that much life.
  4. Repeat step 3 for each remaining extort trigger.
  5. Resolve Mourning, attaching it to a creature you control.
  6. Activate Mourning by paying 2 life, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  7. Repeat until an opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

Notes

  1. Once you have two or less opponents, the combo no longer makes enough life to continue. You may repeat the loop using your own resources as desired.

Results

  1. Near-infinite lifegain.
  2. Near-infinite lifeloss.
  3. Near-infinite lifegain triggers.
  4. Near-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
+4
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 1, pay 2 life: 44 life
  • Loop 2, pay 2 life: 42 life
  • Loop 2, cast a spell: 42 life
  • Loop 2, extort for +8 life: 50 life
  • Loop 2, pay 2 life: 48 life
  • Loop 3, pay 2 life: 46 life
  • Loop 3, cast a spell: 46 life
  • Loop 3, extort for +8 life: 54 life
  • Loop 3, pay 2 life: 52 life
  • Loop 4, pay 2 life: 50 life
  • Loop 4, cast a spell: 50 life
  • Loop 4, extort for +8 life: 58 life
  • Loop 4, pay 2 life: 56 life
  • Loop 5, pay 2 life: 54 life
  • Loop 5, cast a spell: 54 life
  • Loop 5, extort for +8 life: 62 life
  • Loop 5, pay 2 life: 60 life

Lowest you can go: 1.

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