the front side of Vadrik, Astral Archmage
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Petals of Insight
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Psychic Puppetry
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Petals of Insight and Psychic Puppetry in hand.
  2.  Vadrik and Nykthos on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Vadrik has power 4 or greater.
  2. Your devotion to blue is at least four.

Mana Needed

  1. two generic mana available.

Steps

  1. Activate Nykthos' second ability by paying two generic mana and tapping it, adding at least one blue manaone blue manaone blue manaone blue mana.
  2. Cast Petals of Insight by paying one blue mana, and choosing to pay an additional one blue mana and reveal Psychic Puppetry from your hand, adding Psychic Puppetry's effects to Petals of Insight.
  3. Resolve Petals of Insight, looking at the top three cards of your library, putting them on the bottom of your library, untapping Nykthos, and returning Petals of Insight to your hand.
  4. Repeat.
  5. If your devotion to blue is at least five, this combo nets infinite mana, and you may target any permanent using Psychic Puppetry's effect.

Results

  1. Infinite untap of permanents you control.
  2. Infinite magecraft triggers.
  3. Infinite mana among colors with which you have devotion.
  4. Infinite mana permanents you control can produce.
  5. Infinite storm count.

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