the front side of There and Back Again
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Caretaker's Talent
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Meticulous Excavation
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, W

Initial Card State

  1.  All permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. There and Back Again has exactly two lore counters on it.
  2. Caretaker's Talent is level 1.

Mana Needed

  1. one white mana available.

Steps

  1. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, There and Back Again triggers, putting a lore counter on it.
  2. There and Back Again's third chapter ability triggers, creating a legendary 6/6 Smaug creature token and causing you to sacrifice There and Back Again.
  3. Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
  4. Activate Caretaker's Talent by paying one white mana, putting a level counter on it.
  5. Caretaker's Talent's second ability triggers, creating a copy of the Smaug token.
  6. Put either Smaug token into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
  7. The Smaug token that died triggers, and Caretaker's Talent's first ability triggers if it hasn't yet triggered this turn.
  8. Resolve the Caretaker's Talent trigger, if applicable, causing you to draw a card.
  9. Resolve the Smaug trigger, creating fourteen Treasure tokens.
  10. Activate seven Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding four generic manaone white manaone white manaone white mana.
  11. Activate Meticulous Excavation by paying two generic manaone white mana, returning Caretaker's Talent from the battlefield to your hand.
  12. Cast Caretaker's Talent by paying two generic manaone white mana.
  13. Repeat from step 4.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Near-infinite creature ETB.
  3. Infinite draw triggers.
  4. Near-infinite storm count.
  5. Near-infinite creature LTB.
  6. Near-infinite death triggers.
  7. Near-infinite colored mana.
  8. Near-infinite Treasure tokens.

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