the front side of Cloudstone Curio
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Underworld Hermit
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  Underworld Hermit in hand.
  2.  Cloudstone Curio and Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Your devotion to black is at least four.

Mana Needed

  1. ({4} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Underworld Hermit by paying ({4} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  2. When Underworld Hermit enters the battlefield, it and Cloudstone Curio trigger.
  3. Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, choosing to return nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
  4. Resolve the Underworld Hermit trigger, creating a number of 1/1 Squirrel creature tokens equal to your devotion to black.
  5. When the Squirrels enter the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers that many times.
  6. Resolve the first Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Underworld Hermit to your hand from the battlefield.
  7. Resolve all remaining Cloudstone Curio triggers, choosing to return nothing to your hand from the battlefield.
  8. Activate Phyrexian Altar six times by sacrificing six Squirrels, adding ({4} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  9. Repeat.
  10. If your devotion to black excluding Underworld Hermit is at least five, this combo will net infinite colored mana.

Results

  1. Infinite colored mana.
  2. Infinite creature tokens.
  3. Infinite death triggers.
  4. Infinite ETB.
  5. Infinite LTB.
  6. Infinite sacrifice triggers.
  7. Infinite storm count.

Metadata

  1. In 7 decks according to EDHREC.
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