the front side of Mortuary
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the front side of Gray Merchant of Asphodel
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Phyrexian Altar
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Bolas's Citadel
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Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.   Gray Merchant of Asphodel in hand or in your library (on top of your library).
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Easy Prerequisites

  1. Your life total is at least 6 if Gray Merchant is on the top of your library, or you have three generic manaone black manaone black mana available otherwise.

Steps

  1. Cast Gray Merchant either from your hand by paying three generic manaone black manaone black mana or from the top of your library by paying 5 life.
  2. When Gray Merchant enters, it triggers, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  3. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite colored mana.
  2. Infinite death triggers.
  3. Infinite creature ETB.
  4. Infinite lifegain.
  5. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  6. Infinite lifeloss.
  7. Infinite creature LTB.
  8. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.

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PowerfulBracket 3+

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