the front side of Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Thornbite Staff
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Niv-Mizzet and Thornbite Staff on the battlefield.

Easy Prerequisites

  1. Thornbite Staff attached to Niv-Mizzet.
  2. Niv-Mizzet does not have summoning sickness.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have a way to give Niv-Mizzet deathtouch.

Steps

  1. Give Niv-Mizzet deathtouch by any method.
  2. Activate Niv-Mizzet by tapping it, causing you to draw a card.
  3. Niv-Mizzet triggers, dealing 1 damage to a creature an opponent controls, and destroying the creature due to Niv-Mizzet's deathtouch.
  4. The creature dies, triggering Thornbite Staff, untapping Niv-Mizzet.
  5. Repeat.
  6. You may repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.

Results

  1. Lock.
  2. Near-infinite card draw.
  3. Near-infinite draw triggers.
  4. Destroy all nontoken creatures opponents control.
  5. Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.

Metadata

  1. In 182 decks according to EDHREC.
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