the front side of Mortuary
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Gray Merchant of Asphodel
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Viscera Seer
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Gwenom, Remorseless
the back of a classic MtG card

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.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Gwenom has attacked this turn.

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 Viscera Seer by sacrificing Gray Merchant.
  4. When Gray Merchant dies, Mortuary triggers, putting Gray Merchant from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
  6. Repeat.

Results

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

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Can you drain the table before your life runs out?

Plays the loop against every opponent. Every payment has to leave you at 1 life or more, and an opponent who dies stops feeding the drain.

The first time
  • Opponent 1

    Dies in loop 5

  • Opponent 2

    Dies in loop 5

  • Opponent 3

    Dies in loop 5

Life needed to kill the table1against 3 opponents

Every opponent dies in loop 5

Net life per loop
+27
while every opponent is alive
Each opponent loses
9 per loop
Your life, step by step
  • To start: 40 life
  • Loop 1, gain 0 life: 40 life
  • Loop 1, cast a spell: 40 life
  • Loop 1, drain 27 life: 67 life
  • Loop 2, pay 5 life: 62 life
  • Loop 2, cast a spell: 62 life
  • Loop 2, drain 27 life: 89 life
  • Loop 3, pay 5 life: 84 life
  • Loop 3, cast a spell: 84 life
  • Loop 3, drain 27 life: 111 life
  • Loop 4, pay 5 life: 106 life
  • Loop 4, cast a spell: 106 life
  • Loop 4, drain 27 life: 133 life
  • Loop 5, pay 5 life: 128 life
  • Loop 5, cast a spell: 128 life
  • Loop 5, drain 27 life: 155 life

Lowest you can go: 1.

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