the front side of Chthonian Nightmare
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ardent Elementalist
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Walk the Aeons
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Ardent Elementalist in your graveyard.
  2.  Chthonian Nightmare and Walk the Aeons in hand.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control a nontoken creature with mana value 2 or less.
  2. You have at least ({E} magic symbol)  .

Mana Needed

  1. ({4} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   the first turn, with ({6} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)   each extra turn available.

Steps

  1. Cast Walk the Aeons by paying ({4} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  , causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  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 paying ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  , sacrificing a creature with mana value 2 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Ardent Elementalist from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Walk the Aeons from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({B} magic symbol)  .
  8. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  .
  9. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most ({E} magic symbol)  ({E} magic symbol)  , sacrificing Ardent Elementalist, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite turns.

Metadata

  1. This combo produces a lock.
  2. In 0 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Ruthless (Bracket 4+).



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