the front side of First Day of Class
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
the back of a classic MtG card
Persist Creature
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MTG Card Back
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Color Identity: B, R

Cards

  1. First Day of Class
  2. Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
  3. Persist Creature

Initial Card State

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

Mana Needed

  1. ({1} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast First Day of Class by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)  , creating a delayed triggered ability.
  2. Activate Hammerhead 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 that creature.
  5. Resolve the Hammerhead ability.
  6. Repeat.

Results

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

Metadata

  1. In 35 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Oddball (Bracket 2-3+).



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Variants of this combo

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