the front side of Mirror Sheen
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Lava Spike
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Desperate Ritual
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Mirror Sheen on the battlefield.
  2.  Lava Spike and Desperate Ritual in hand.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Able to produce two generic manaone blue or red manaone blue or red manaone red manaone red mana.

Mana Needed

  1. two generic manaone blue or red manaone blue or red manaone red manaone red mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Lava Spike, targeting yourself.
  2. Splice Desperate Ritual onto Lava Spike.
  3. Hold priority and activate Mirror Sheen, targeting Lava Spike.
  4. Have the copy of Lava Spike target another player.
  5. Resolve the copy of Lava Spike.
  6. Using the RRR from the copy of Lava Spike's text from Desperate Ritual, activate Mirror Sheen, targeting Lava Spike.
  7. Repeat.
  8. Cast Lava Spike by paying its mana cost, targeting yourself.
  9. Holding priority, cast Desperate Ritual by paying its splice cost, adding its effects onto Lava Spike.
  10. Holding priority, activate Mirror Sheen by paying one generic manaone blue or red manaone blue or red mana, copying Lava Spike, which also has the effects of Desperate Ritual, targeting an opponent.
  11. Resolve Lava Spike, dealing damage to an opponent and adding one red manaone red manaone red mana.
  12. Repeat from step 3.

Results

  1. Infinite magecraft triggers.
  2. Infinite damage.

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