the front side of Monk Gyatso
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Animar, Soul of Elements
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Lightning Greaves
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, G, W, U

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Easy Prerequisites

  1. You control another nontoken creature.

Mana Needed

  1. three generic mana at most available.

Steps

  1. Activate Lightning Greaves's equip ability by paying zero mana, targeting another nontoken creature you control.
  2. Monk Gyatso triggers, airbending the targeted creature.
  3. The Lightning Greaves ability fizzles due to no longer having a legal target.
  4. Cast the creature from exile by paying at most two generic mana due to Animar.
  5. Animar triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Repeat.

Notes

  1. The starting cost can be reduced depending on the number of +1/+1 counters on Animar.

Results

  1. Infinite creature LTB.
  2. Infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite storm count.
  4. Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature.

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OddballBracket 2-3+

Probably 2 or 3, but hard to classify

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How much mana with Animar?

Each creature spell costs one generic mana less for every +1/+1 counter on Animar, and casting it adds one more, so the loop soon casts its creatures for free.

Mana to startthree generic mana

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