the front side of Aetherflux Reservoir
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Color Identity: U

Initial Card State

  1.  Skilled Animator in hand.
  2.  Aetherflux Reservoir on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have a way to give Aetherflux Reservoir lifelink.
  2. Your life total is at least 50 minus your storm count.

Mana Needed

  1. two generic manaone blue mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Skilled Animator by paying two generic manaone blue mana.
  2. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  3. When Skilled Animator enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing Aetherflux Reservoir to become a 5/5 artifact creature.
  4. Give Aetherflux Reservoir lifelink.
  5. Activate Aetherflux Reservoir by paying 50 life, dealing 50 damage to any target and causing you to gain 50 life.
  6. Repeat step 5.

Results

  1. Infinite damage.
  2. Infinite lifegain triggers.

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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 start50with 0 spells already cast this turn

You need 10 more life Casting more spells before the loop lowers the requirement.

Net life, first loop
0
Loops until Aetherflux Reservoir can fire
0
Minimum life by spells already cast
Your life, starting from 50
  • To start: 50 life
  • Before the loop, cast a spell: 50 life
  • Before the loop, gain 1 life: 51 life
  • Loop 1, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 1, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 2, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 2, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 3, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 3, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 4, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 4, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 5, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 5, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 6, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 6, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 7, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 7, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 8, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 8, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 9, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 9, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 10, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 10, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 11, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 11, gain 50 life: 51 life
  • Loop 12, pay 50 life: 1 life
  • Loop 12, gain 50 life: 51 life

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

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