the front side of Chthonian Nightmare
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Time Warp
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
the back side of Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak

Color Identity: U, B, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak in your graveyard.
  2.  Chthonian Nightmare and Time Warp in hand.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You control a nontoken creature with mana value 1 or less.
  2. You have at least an energy counteran energy counter.

Mana Needed

  1. three generic manaone blue manaone blue mana the first turn, with five generic manaone blue manaone blue manaone black manaone black mana each extra turn available.

Steps

  1. Cast Time Warp by paying three generic manaone blue manaone blue mana, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
  2. Move to your next turn.
  3. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying one generic manaone black mana.
  4. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter.
  5. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an energy counteran energy counteran energy counteran energy counteran energy counter, sacrificing a creature with mana value 1 or less, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Pinnacle Monk from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Pinnacle Monk enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Time Warp from your graveyard to your hand.
  7. Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying one generic manaone black mana.
  8. When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get an energy counteran energy counteran energy counter.
  9. Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most an energy counter, sacrificing Pinnacle Monk, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning a creature with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  10. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite turns.

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