the front side of Squandered Resources
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of World Shaper
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Chthonian Nightmare
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Dryad Arbor
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, G

Initial Card State

  1.  Chthonian Nightmare in hand.
  2.  Dryad Arbor in your graveyard.
  3.  Squandered Resources and World Shaper on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control at least four mana-producing lands except Dryad Arbor, two of which can tap to produce at least ({B} magic symbol)  .

Steps

  1. Activate Squandered Resources by sacrificing a land, adding one mana of any color that land could produce.
  2. Repeat step 1 until you have at least ({2} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   available and/or you control no other mana-producing lands.
  3. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  4. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  .
  5. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by sacrificing World Shaper and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, targeting Dryad Arbor.
  6. When World Shaper dies, its second ability triggers, returning all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  7. The ability from step 3 fizzles due to having no legal target, as Dryad Arbor will be returned to the battlefield by World Shaper.
  8. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  9. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  .
  10. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  , sacrificing Dryad Arbor and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning World Shaper from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  11. Repeat.

Notes

  1. When you sacrifice World Shaper, you can use up to ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)   and return another applicable creature instead of targeting Dryad Arbor and letting the ability fizzle.

Results

  1. Infinite LTB.
  2. Infinite ETB.
  3. Infinite self-mill.
  4. Infinite storm count.
  5. Infinite mana lands you control can produce.
  6. Infinite landfall triggers.
  7. Infinite energy counters.
  8. Put all land cards from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield.

Metadata

  1. In 128 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Exhibition (Bracket 1+).



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