the front side of Smaug the Impenetrable
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Chain Lightning
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Chain Lightning in hand.
  2.  Smaug the Impenetrable on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. one red manaone red manaone red mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Chain Lightning by paying one red mana, dealing 3 damage to Smaug, Then, choose to pay one red manaone red mana to copy Chain Lightning, with the copy targeting Smaug.
  2. Smaug triggers, creating three Treasure tokens.
  3. Holding priority, activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding one red manaone red mana.
  4. Resolve Chain Lightning, dealing 3 damage to Smaug, Then, choose to pay one red manaone red mana to copy Chain Lightning, with the copy targeting Smaug.
  5. Repeat from step 2.

Results

  1. Infinite Treasure tokens.
  2. Infinite colored mana.
  3. Infinite magecraft triggers.
  4. Infinite artifact ETB.
  5. Infinite artifact LTB.
  6. Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers.
  7. Infinite artifact tokens.

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