the front side of Volo, Guide to Monsters
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Food Chain
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Aven Surveyor
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, U

Initial Card State

  1.  Aven Surveyor in hand.
  2.  Volo and Food Chain on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You do not control another Bird or Scout or have a Bird or Scout in your graveyard.

Mana Needed

  1. ({3} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Aven Surveyor by paying ({3} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  .
  2. Volo triggers, creating a copy of the Aven Surveyor spell.
  3. The Aven Surveyor copy enters, triggering itself.
  4. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Aven Surveyor token, adding ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   that can only be spent on creature spells.
  5. Aven Surveyor enters the battlefield, returning itself to your hand.
  6. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  2. Infinite ETB.
  3. Infinite LTB.
  4. Infinite storm count.
  5. Return any number of creatures to their owners' hands.

Metadata

  1. In 5 decks according to EDHREC.
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