the front side of Helga, Skittish Seer
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Chakram Retriever
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Palinchron
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, W, U

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least ({5} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  .
  2. Helga does not have summoning sickness and has power 7 or greater.

Steps

  1. Activate Helga by tapping it, adding an amount of ({U} magic symbol)   equal to its power that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or with ({X} magic symbol)   in their mana cost.
  2. Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least ({2} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  .
  3. Cast Palinchron by paying ({5} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  .
  4. Helga and Chakram Retriever trigger.
  5. Resolve the Helga trigger, causing you to draw a card, gain 1 life, and put a +1/+1 counter on Helga.
  6. Resolve the Chakram Retriever trigger, untapping Helga.
  7. Resolve the Palinchron spell.
  8. When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  9. Activate Palinchron by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  , returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  10. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Near-infinite lifegain.
  3. Near-infinite lifegain triggers.
  4. Infinite draw triggers.
  5. Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce.
  6. Near-infinite untap of lands you control.
  7. Near infinite ETB.
  8. Near infinite LTB.
  9. Near infinite storm count.
  10. Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on Helga.
  11. Near-infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells with mana value 4 or greater or creature spells with X in their mana cost.

Metadata

  1. In 190 decks according to EDHREC.
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