the front side of Rootha, Mercurial Artist
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the front side of Hellkite Courser
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ashnod's Altar
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Cackling Counterpart
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Cackling Counterpart in hand.
  2.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. three generic manaone blue manaone blue mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Cackling Counterpart by paying one generic manaone blue manaone blue mana, targeting Hellkite Courser.
  2. Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying two generic mana and returning it to your hand, targeting Cackling Counterpart.
  3. Choose to have Rootha returned to the command zone instead of your hand.
  4. Resolve the Rootha ability, copying Cackling Counterpart, targeting Hellkite Courser.
  5. Resolve the copy of Cackling Counterpart, creating a token copy of Hellkite Courser.
  6. Hellkite Courser enters the battlefield, putting Rootha from the command zone onto the battlefield.
  7. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Hellkite Courser token, adding one colorless manaone colorless mana.
  8. Repeat from step 2.

Results

  1. Infinite death triggers.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature LTB.
  4. Infinite magecraft triggers.
  5. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.

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