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the front side of Phyrexian Altar
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Creature with Persist or Undying
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Creature with Persist or Undying
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Creature with Persist or Undying
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Color Identity: U

Cards

  1. Lieutenant Commander Data
  2. Phyrexian Altar
  3. 3x Creature with Persist or Undying

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. one generic mana if all three of the persist or undying creatures have a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on them respectively available.

Steps

  1. If any of the creatures with persist or undying do not have a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on them respectively, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the creature, adding one mana of any color.
  2. When the creature dies, its persist or undying ability triggers, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with either a -1/-1 or +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. Repeat from step 1 until all three persist or undying creatures have a counter on them.
  4. Activate Data by paying one generic mana and removing a counter from each of the persist or undying creatures, causing you to draw a card.
  5. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Infinite draw triggers.
  3. Near-infinite colored mana.
  4. Near-infinite creature ETB.
  5. Near-infinite creature LTB.
  6. Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  7. Near-infinite death triggers.

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