the front side of Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Starving Revenant
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Marina Vendrell's Grimoire in hand.
  2.  Starving Revenant on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have at least eight permanent cards in your graveyard.

Mana Needed

  1. ({5} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying ({5} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)  .
  2. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards.
  3. Starving Revenant's second ability triggers five times.
  4. Resolve the first Starving Revenant trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life.
  5. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  6. Starving Revenant's second ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and an opponent to lose 1 life.
  7. Repeat from step 5.

Notes

  1. This combo will result in you eventually drawing from an empty library, thus losing the game. It is highly recommended to have a way to stop the combo at instant speed or to otherwise stop yourself from losing the game.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Near-infinite lifeloss.
  3. Infinite draw triggers.
  4. Near-infinite lifegain.
  5. Near-infinite lifegain triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 220 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Spicy (Bracket 3-4+).



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