the front side of Back for Seconds
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Tenacious Tomeseeker
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ministrant of Obligation
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Ashnod's Altar
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Pitiless Plunderer
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: W, U, B

Initial Card State

  1.  Back for Seconds in hand.
  2.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Steps

  1. Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing Tenacious Tomeseeker and Ministrant of Obligation, adding one colorless manaone colorless manaone colorless manaone colorless mana.
  2. When Tenacious Tomeseeker and Ministrant of Obligation die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, and Ministrant of Obligation triggers once.
  3. Resolve both Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  4. Resolve the Ministrant of Obligation trigger, creating two 1/1 Spirit creature tokens.
  5. Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing it, adding one blue manaone black mana.
  6. Cast Back for Seconds by paying two generic manaone black mana, and choosing to pay its bargain cost by sacrificing a Spirit.
  7. When the Spirit dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  8. Resolve Back for Seconds, returning Tenacious Tomeseeker and Ministrant of Obligation from your graveyard to your hand, and then putting Ministrant of Obligation onto the battlefield.
  9. Cast Tenacious Tomeseeker by paying two generic manaone blue mana, and choosing to pay its bargain cost by sacrificing a Spirit token.
  10. When the Spirit dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
  11. When Tenacious Tomeseeker enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Back for Seconds from your graveyard to your hand.
  12. Repeat.

Results

  1. Infinite artifact ETB.
  2. Infinite artifact LTB.
  3. Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers.
  4. Infinite artifact tokens.
  5. Infinite creature LTB.
  6. Infinite creature ETB.
  7. Infinite colored mana.
  8. Infinite creature sacrifice triggers.
  9. Infinite death triggers.
  10. Infinite colorless mana.
  11. Infinite storm count.
  12. Infinite magecraft triggers.
  13. Infinite Treasure tokens.

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