the front side of Kairi, the Swirling Sky
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Feign Death
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Feign Death in hand.
  2.  Kairi and Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. ({B} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Feign Death by paying ({B} magic symbol)  , targeting Kairi.
  2. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Kairi, adding ({B} magic symbol)  .
  3. Kairi dies, triggering its ability granted by Feign Death and its other ability.
  4. Resolve the first Kairi trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. Resolve the second Kairi trigger, causing you to mill six cards and return Feign Death from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. Repeat.

Results

  1. Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  2. Infinite death triggers.
  3. Infinite creature ETB.
  4. Infinite creature LTB.
  5. Infinite magecraft triggers.
  6. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  7. Infinite self-mill.
  8. Infinite storm count.

Metadata

  1. In 48 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Spicy (Bracket 3-4+).



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