the front side of Crystalline Crawler
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Gideon's Sacrifice
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Vigor
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Pyrohemia
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, G, W

Initial Card State

  1.  Gideon's Sacrifice in hand.
  2.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. one red manaone white mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Gideon's Sacrifice by paying one white mana, causing all damage that would be dealt this turn to you or to permanents you control to be dealt to Crystalline Crawler instead.
  2. Activate Pyrohemia by paying one red mana, dealing 1 damage to each creature and each player.
  3. Gideon's Sacrifice redirects damage to Crawler, which results in at least three +1/+1 counters being placed on it instead due to Vigor.
  4. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first activated ability at least once by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding at least one red mana.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Results

  1. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  2. Infinite colored mana.
  3. Infinite damage.
  4. Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control.
  5. Near-infinite damage.
  6. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

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SpicyBracket 3-4+

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