the front side of Gretchen Titchwillow
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the front side of Gaea's Cradle
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Talon Gates of Madara
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Cloudstone Curio
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, U

Initial Card State

  1.  Talon Gates of Madara in hand.
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control eight or more creatures.

Steps

  1. Activate Gaea's Cradle by tapping it, adding at least eight one green mana.
  2. Activate Talon Gates of Madara by paying four generic mana, putting it from your hand onto the battlefield.
  3. When Talon Gates of Madara enters, it and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
  4. Resolve the Talon Gates of Madara trigger, optionally phasing out a creature.
  5. Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Gaea's Cradle from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. Activate Talon Gates of Madara's second ability by paying one generic mana and tapping it, adding one blue mana.
  7. Activate Gretchen by paying two generic manaone green manaone blue mana, causing you to draw a card and put Gaea's Cradle from your hand onto the battlefield.
  8. When Gaea's Cradle enters, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning Talon Gates of Madara from the battlefield to your hand.
  9. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Infinite draw triggers.
  3. Near-infinite green mana.
  4. Near-infinite landfall triggers.

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For strong decks in bracket 3+

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