the front side of Kalamax, the Stormsire
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Return the Favor
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, U, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Return the Favor in hand.
  2.  Kalamax on the battlefield (tapped).

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have an additional castable instant.

Mana Needed

  1. ({1} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)   plus the cost of the additional instant available.

Steps

  1. Cast any instant by paying its mana cost.
  2. Holding priority, cast Return the Favor by paying its mana cost.
  3. Kalamax's first and second abilities trigger.
  4. Resolve the first ability, creating a copy of Return the Favor and choosing to copy the original Return the Favor.
  5. Resolve the second ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on Kalamax.
  6. Resolve the Return the Favor copy, creating a copy of Return the Favor.
  7. Kalamax's second ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself.
  8. Repeat from step 6 any number of times.

Results

  1. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  2. Infinite magecraft triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 1621 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Oddball (Bracket 2-3+).



Variants of this combo

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