the front side of Pitiless Plunderer
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the front side of Wriggling Grub
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Chthonian Nightmare
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
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Color Identity: W, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Chthonian Nightmare in hand.
  2.  Wriggling Grub in your graveyard.
  3.  Pitiless Plunderer and Shilgengar on the battlefield.

Mana Needed

  1. one generic manaone black mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying one generic manaone black mana.
  2. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter.
  3. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter, sacrificing another creature and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
  4. When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  5. Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Wriggling Grub from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Wriggling Grub.
  7. When Wriggling Grub dies, it and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
  8. Resolve the Wriggling Grub trigger, creating two 1/1 Worm creature tokens.
  9. Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
  10. Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
  11. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding one generic manaone black mana.
  12. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite artifact ETB.
  2. Infinite artifact LTB.
  3. Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers.
  4. Infinite artifact tokens.
  5. Infinite creature LTB.
  6. Infinite creature ETB.
  7. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  8. Infinite death triggers.
  9. Infinite storm count.
  10. Infinite creature tokens.
  11. Infinite energy counters.
  12. Infinite Blood tokens.
  13. Infinite colored mana.
  14. Infinite self-discard triggers.
  15. Infinite draw triggers.
  16. Infinite Treasure tokens.
  17. Infinite rummaging.

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