the front side of Kokusho, the Evening Star
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: B

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. Your life total is at least 2.
  2. You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.

Steps

  1. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Kokusho, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control with toughness two or greater.
  2. Kokusho dies, triggering it and its undying ability.
  3. Resolve Kokusho's undying trigger, returning it from the graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.
  4. Resolve Kokusho's trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
  5. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card.
  6. Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Kokusho.
  7. The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  8. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Kokusho and causing you to draw a card.
  9. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Near-infinite lifegain.
  3. Near-infinite lifeloss.
  4. Near-infinite lifegain triggers.
  5. Near-infinite ETB.
  6. Near-infinite LTB.
  7. Near-infinite death triggers.
  8. Near-infinite sacrifice triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 4294 decks according to EDHREC.
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