the front side of Serra the Benevolent
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Arcbond
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Volcano Hellion
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, W

Initial Card State

  1.       Serra the Benevolent in any zone.
  2.  Arcbond and Volcano Hellion in hand.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have Serra the Benevolent's emblem.An additional creature on the battlefield under any player's control.

Mana Needed

  1. four generic manaone red manaone red manaone red mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Volcano Hellion by paying two generic manaone red manaone red mana.
  2. Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, triggering itself, targeting any other creature.
  3. In response, cast Arcbond by paying two generic manaone red mana, targeting the same creature and creating a delayed triggered ability.
  4. Resolve Volcano Hellion's trigger, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to the targeted creature and to you, reducing your life total to 1 due to Serra the Benevolent's emblem.
  5. Arcbond's delayed triggered ability triggers, dealing an equal amount of damage to all other creatures and all players, which again does not reduce your life total below 1.

Results

  1. Infinite damage.

Metadata

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OddballBracket 2-3+

Probably 2 or 3, but hard to classify

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