Gilder Bairn | Cryptic Trilobite | Cryptolith Rite
Color Identity: G, U
Initial Card State
- All permanents on the battlefield.
Notable Prerequisites
- Cryptic Trilobite has at least two +1/+1 counters on it.
- Gilder Bairn does not have summoning sickness.
Mana Needed
- ({2} magic symbol) available.
Steps
- Activate Gilder Bairn by tapping it, adding ({GU} magic symbol) .
- Activate Gilder Bairn by paying ({2} magic symbol) ({GU} magic symbol) and untapping it, doubling each counter on Cryptic Trilobite.
- 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.
- Repeat.
- Once you have infinite +1/+1 counters on Cryptic Trilobite, you may instead double the counters on any other permanent(s).
Results
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.
- Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities.
- Infinite proliferate.
Metadata
- In 10 decks according to EDHREC.
Bracket Tag
This combo has been estimated to be Exhibition (Bracket 1+).
