Color Identity: U, B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Mystic Retrieval in your graveyard.
  2.  Capture of Jingzhou and Call to Mind in hand.
  3.  Anhelo and Skywise Teachings on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control at least one additional creature with power 2 or greater.
  2. You have not cast an instant or sorcery this turn.

Mana Needed

  1. ({4} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   each turn (at most) available.

Steps

  1. Cast Capture of Jingzhou by paying ({3} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   and sacrificing a creaature with power 2 or greater, targeting yourself.
  2. Capture of Jingzhou's casualty ability and Skywise Teachings trigger.
  3. Resolve the Capture of Jingzhou trigger, copying it, targeting yourself.
  4. Resolve the Skywise Teachings trigger, causing you to pay ({1} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   to create a 2/2 Djinn Monk creature token.
  5. Resolve both Capture of Jingzhous, causing you to take two extra turns after this one.
  6. Move to your first extra turn.
  7. Cast Call to Mind by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   and sacrificing a Djinn Monk, targeting Mystic Retrieval.
  8. Call to Mind's casualty ability and Skywise Teachings trigger.
  9. Resolve the Call to Mind trigger, copying it, targeting Capture of Jingzhou.
  10. Resolve the Skywise Teachings trigger, causing you to pay ({1} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   to create a 2/2 Djinn Monk creature token.
  11. Resolve both Call to Minds, returning Capture of Jingzhou and Mystic Retrieval from your graveyard to your hand.
  12. Move to your second extra turn.
  13. Repeat steps 1 through 6 one additional time.
  14. Cast Mystic Retrieval by paying ({3} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   and sacrificing a Djinn Monk, targeting Call to Mind.
  15. Mystic Retrieval's casualty ability and Skywise Teachings trigger.
  16. Resolve the Mystic Retrieval trigger, copying it, targeting Capture of Jingzhou.
  17. Resolve the Skywise Teachings trigger, creating a 2/2 Djinn Monk creature token.
  18. Resolve both Mystic Retrievals, returning Capture of Jingzhou and Call to Mind from your graveyard to your hand.
  19. Move to your second extra turn.
  20. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite turns.

Metadata

  1. This combo produces a lock.
  2. In 1 deck according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Ruthless (Bracket 4+).



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