Chains of Mephistopheles | Dredger's Insight | Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
(and one other card)
Color Identity: B, G, U
Initial Card State
- Grave-Shell Scarab in hand.
- All other permanents on the battlefield.
Easy Prerequisites
- You have a way to draw a card.
Mana Needed
- ({1} magic symbol) ({G} magic symbol) available.
Steps
- Attempt to draw a card.
- The draw will be replaced by Chains of Mephistopheles, instead causing you to discard Grave-Shell Scarab. Then, the draw will be replaced by Grave-Shell Scarab's dredge ability, causing you to mill cards and return Grave-Shell Scarab from your graveyard to your hand.
- Dredger's Insight's first ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- Marina Vendrell's Grimoire triggers, attempting to draw a card.
- Repeat from step 2.
Results
- Infinite self-mill.
- Near-infinite lifegain.
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers.
- Near-infinite self-discard triggers.
