the front side of Volo, Guide to Monsters
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Food Chain
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Riftwing Cloudskate
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, U

Initial Card State

  1.  Riftwing Cloudskate in hand.
  2.  Volo and Food Chain on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You do not control an Illusion or have an Illusion creature card in your graveyard.

Mana Needed

  1. three generic manaone blue manaone blue mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Riftwing Cloudskate by paying three generic manaone blue manaone blue mana.
  2. Volo triggers, copying the Riftwing Cloudskate spell.
  3. Resolve the copy of the Riftwing Cloudskate spell.
  4. When the Riftwing Cloudskate token enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting itself.
  5. Holding priority, activate Food Chain by exiling the Riftwing Cloudskate token, adding six one blue mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  6. The Riftwing Cloudskate trigger from step 4 fizzles due to having no legal target.
  7. Resolve the original Riftwing Cloudskate spell.
  8. When Riftwing Cloudskate enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning itself from the battlefield to your hand.
  9. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature LTB.
  4. Infinite storm count.

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