the front side of Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
the back side of Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
the front side of Mindless Automaton
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Arcbound Ravager
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield (Eirdu as Isilu, Carrier of Twilight and as Isilu, Carrier of Twilight and Mindless Automaton without a -1/-1 counter on it).

Easy Prerequisites

  1. You are able to kill Arcbound Ravager such that it won't have a -1/-1 counter on it when it dies.

Steps

  1. Activate Arcbound Ravager by sacrificing Mindless Automaton.
  2. When Mindless Automaton dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
  3. Resolve the Arcbound Ravager ability.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Kill Arcbound Ravager.
  6. When Arcbound Ravager dies, its persist ability triggers, returning Arcbound Ravager from your graveyard to the battlefield. It will have no counters on it due to its modular ability.
  7. Arcbound Ravager dies as a state-based action due to having 0 toughness.
  8. Repeat from step 2.

Notes

  1. This combo will end the game in a draw if it isn't interacted with, as it creates a mandatory infinite loop.

Results

  1. Draw the game.
  2. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  3. Infinite ETB.
  4. Infinite LTB.
  5. Infinite death triggers.
  6. Infinite sacrifice triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 8 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Spicy (Bracket 3-4+).



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