the front side of Helga, Skittish Seer
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Mind Over Matter
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ancestral Statue
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, W, U

Initial Card State

  1.  Ancestral Statue in hand.
  2.  Helga and Mind Over Matter on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 4 or greater.

Steps

  1. Activate Helga by tapping it, adding at least ({4} magic symbol)   that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with ({X} magic symbol)   in their mana cost.
  2. Cast Ancestral Statue by paying ({4} magic symbol)  .
  3. Helga triggers, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga.
  4. When Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. Activate Mind Over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Helga.
  6. Repeat.

Notes

  1. If you have enough leftover mana to cast the creature, you can instead substitute untapping another permanent instead of Helga.

Results

  1. Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce.
  2. Infinite self-discard triggers.
  3. Near-infinite lifegain.
  4. Near-infinite lifegain triggers.
  5. Near-infinite ETB.
  6. Infinite draw triggers.
  7. Infinite looting.
  8. Near-infinite storm count.
  9. Near-infinite LTB.
  10. Near-infinite untap of permanents you control.
  11. Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on Helga.
  12. Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost.

Metadata

  1. In 14 decks according to EDHREC.

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