the front side of Sage of Hours
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Spellbinder
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Beacon of Immortality
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Light of Promise
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, U

Initial Card State

  1.  Beacon of Immortality in exile (exiled by Spellbinder).
  2.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Light of Promise attached to Sage of Hours.Spellbinder attached to a creature that can attack this turn and that cannot be blocked and killed by an opponent.
  2. Your life total is at least 5.

Steps

  1. Deal combat damage to an opponent using the creature that has Spellbinder attached.
  2. Spellbinder triggers, casting a copy of Beacon of Immortality without paying its mana cost.
  3. Resolve the copy of Beacon of Immortality, doubling your life total.
  4. Sage of Hours triggers, putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the life you gained.
  5. Activate Sage of Hours by removing all +1/+1 counters from it, causing you to take at least one extra turn after this one.
  6. Repeat each turn.

Results

  1. Infinite turns.

Metadata

  1. This combo produces a lock.
  2. In 2 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Ruthless (Bracket 4+).



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