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the front side of Bartolomé del Presidio
the back of a classic MtG card
Persist Creature
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Color Identity: R, W, B

Cards

  1. First Day of Class
  2. Bartolomé del Presidio
  3. Persist Creature

Initial Card State

  1.  First Day of Class in hand.
  2.  Bartolomé del Presidio and Persist Creature on the battlefield (Persist Creature without a -1/-1 counter on it).

Mana Needed

  1. one generic manaone red mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast First Day of Class by paying one generic manaone red mana.
  2. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing the Persist Creature.
  3. When the Persist Creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. When the Persist Creature enters, First Day of Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the Persist Creature.
  5. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

Results

  1. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature LTB.
  4. Infinite death triggers.
  5. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.

Metadata

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OddballBracket 2-3+

Probably 2 or 3, but hard to classify

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