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the front side of Chthonian Nightmare
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the front side of Phyrexian Altar
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Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  Chthonian Nightmare in hand.
  2.  Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield.
  3.  Wriggling Grub in your graveyard.

Mana Needed

  1. one generic manaone black mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying one generic manaone black mana.
  2. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter.
  3. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter, sacrificing another creature and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Wriggling Grub from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Wriggling Grub, adding one black mana.
  5. When Wriggling Grub dies, it triggers, creating two 1/1 Worm creature tokens.
  6. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Worm, adding one generic mana.
  7. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite creature LTB.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  4. Infinite death triggers.
  5. Infinite storm count.
  6. Infinite energy counters.

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