the front side of Noctis, Prince of Lucis
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Power Conduit
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Krark-Clan Ironworks
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Aetherflux Reservoir
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Color Identity: W, U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Power Conduit in your graveyard.
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Easy Prerequisites

  1. Your life total is at least 4 if you've cast two or more spells this turn, 5 if you've cast one spell this turn, or 7 otherwise.

Mana Needed

  1. two generic mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Power Conduit from your graveyard by paying two generic mana and 3 life.
  2. Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, causing you to gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
  3. Resolve Power Conduit, causing it to enter with a finality counter on it.
  4. Activate Power Conduit by tapping it and removing the finality counter from it, choosing either of its modes.
  5. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Power Conduit, adding one colorless manaone colorless mana.
  6. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite artifact ETB.
  2. Infinite artifact LTB.
  3. Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers.
  4. Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control.
  5. Infinite charge counters on a permanent.
  6. Infinite damage.
  7. Infinite lifegain.
  8. Infinite lifegain triggers.
  9. Infinite storm count.

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Storm life loop calculator

How much life you need to go off

Plays the loop step by step. Every payment has to leave you at 1 life or more, and Aetherflux Reservoir gains 1 life for each spell cast this turn, the one that triggered it included.

Minimum life to start7with 0 spells already cast this turn

You can go off Aetherflux Reservoir can deal its first 50 damage after 8 loops.

Net life, first loop
-2
Life goes up from
Loop 4
Loops until Aetherflux Reservoir can fire
8
Minimum life by spells already cast
Your life, starting from 40
  • To start: 40 life
  • Loop 1, pay 3 life: 37 life
  • Loop 1, cast a spell: 37 life
  • Loop 1, gain 1 life: 38 life
  • Loop 2, pay 3 life: 35 life
  • Loop 2, cast a spell: 35 life
  • Loop 2, gain 2 life: 37 life
  • Loop 3, pay 3 life: 34 life
  • Loop 3, cast a spell: 34 life
  • Loop 3, gain 3 life: 37 life
  • Loop 4, pay 3 life: 34 life
  • Loop 4, cast a spell: 34 life
  • Loop 4, gain 4 life: 38 life
  • Loop 5, pay 3 life: 35 life
  • Loop 5, cast a spell: 35 life
  • Loop 5, gain 5 life: 40 life
  • Loop 6, pay 3 life: 37 life
  • Loop 6, cast a spell: 37 life
  • Loop 6, gain 6 life: 43 life
  • Loop 7, pay 3 life: 40 life
  • Loop 7, cast a spell: 40 life
  • Loop 7, gain 7 life: 47 life
  • Loop 8, pay 3 life: 44 life
  • Loop 8, cast a spell: 44 life
  • Loop 8, gain 8 life: 52 life

Lowest you can go: 1. Aetherflux Reservoir can fire: 51.

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