the front side of Syrix, Carrier of the Flame
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Skyfire Phoenix
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Pitiless Plunderer
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Steps

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Syrix, adding one generic mana.
  2. Choose not to move Syrix from your graveyard to the command zone.
  3. Syrix dies, triggering Pitiless Plunderer, creating a Treasure token.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Skyfire Phoenix, adding one generic mana.
  5. Skyfire Phoenix dies, triggering Syrix and Pitiless Plunderer.
  6. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  7. Activate both Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding one black manaone red mana.
  8. Resolve the Syrix trigger, causing you to pay two generic manaone black manaone red mana to cast Syrix from your graveyard.
  9. Skyfire Phoenix triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite death triggers.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature LTB.
  4. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.

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