the front side of Minn, Wily Illusionist
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the front side of Manaform Hellkite
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the front side of Grinning Ignus
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the front side of Phyrexian Altar
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the front side of Whim of Volrath
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Color Identity: U, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Grinning Ignus and Whim of Volrath in hand.
  2.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. two generic manaone blue manaone red mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Whim of Volrath with buyback by paying two generic manaone blue mana.
  2. Manaform Hellkite triggers, creating a 3/3 Dragon Illusion token.
  3. Resolve Whim of Volrath, returning Whim of Volrath to your hand.
  4. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the Dragon Illusion, adding one blue mana.
  5. The Dragon Illusion dies, triggering Minn's second ability, putting Grinning Ignus from your hand onto the battlefield.
  6. Activate Grinning Ignus by paying one red mana and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, adding one colorless manaone colorless manaone red mana.
  7. Repeat.

Results

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

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