the front side of Gilder Bairn
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Cryptic Trilobite
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Cryptolith Rite
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: G, U

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Cryptic Trilobite has at least two +1/+1 counters on it.
  2. Gilder Bairn does not have summoning sickness.

Mana Needed

  1. ({2} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Activate Gilder Bairn by tapping it, adding ({GU} magic symbol)  .
  2. Activate Gilder Bairn by paying ({2} magic symbol)  ({GU} magic symbol)   and untapping it, doubling each counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
  3. Activate Cryptic Trilobite's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding ({C} magic symbol)  ({C} magic symbol)   that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite, you may instead double the counters on any other permanent(s).

Results

  1. Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities.
  2. Infinite proliferate.
  3. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.

Metadata

  1. In 8 decks according to EDHREC.
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