the front side of Alania, Divergent Storm
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Return the Favor
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: U, R

Initial Card State

  1.  Return the Favor in hand.
  2.  Alania on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have not cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
  2. You have a sorcery card in hand.

Mana Needed

  1. ({1} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)   plus enough mana to cast the additional sorcery available.

Steps

  1. Cast the additional sorcery by paying its mana cost.
  2. Alania triggers; choose not to have an opponent draw a card.
  3. Holding priority, cast Return the Favor by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)  ({R} magic symbol)  , targeting the additional sorcery.
  4. Alania triggers, causing an opponent to draw a card and you to copy Return the Favor, with the copy targeting the original Return the Favor.
  5. Resolve the copy of Return the Favor, copying the original Return the Favor, with the copy targeting the original Return the Favor.
  6. Repeat step 5.

Results

  1. Infinite magecraft triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 3321 decks according to EDHREC.

Variants of this combo

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