When an opponent is about to lose the game due to lethal infect and/or commander damage, before damage is dealt, activate Zedruu by paying {R}{W}{U}, giving the opponent about to lose the game control of Lich's Mirror.
When the opponent would lose the game, Lich's Mirror causes them to shuffle their hand, graveyard, and all permanents they own into their library, draw seven cards, and set their lifetotal to twenty.
Because they don't own Lich's Mirror, they retain control of it, and because infect/commander damage is not reset, they will then attempt to lose the game as a state-based action.
This creates a mandatory infinite loop, which ends the game in a draw.

Draw the game

Zedruu the Greathearted

Lich's Mirror

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to return to the battlefield as Glorious Protector leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

Infinite lifegain

Volcano Hellion

Rhox Faithmender

Glorious Protector

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to return to the battlefield as Battle at the Helvault leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

Battle at the Helvault

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to return to the battlefield as Suspension Field leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

Suspension Field

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to return to the battlefield as Mysterious Limousine leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

Mysterious Limousine

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to return to the battlefield as Out of Time leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

Out of Time

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to return to the battlefield as Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to phase in as The Moment leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

The Moment

Deal combat damage to an opponent using Gollum.
Activate The Moment's first ability by paying {2} and tapping it, phasing out Gollum until The Moment leaves the battlefield.
Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Gollum to phase in as The Moment leaves the battlefield, and setting your life total to 20.
At the beginning of your end step, Gollum triggers, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained this turn.

Infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

Deal combat damage to an opponent using Gollum.
Cast Oubliette by paying {1}{B}{B}.
When Oubliette enters the battlefield, it triggers, phasing out Gollum until Oubliette leaves the battlefield.
Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Gollum to phase in as Oubliette leaves the battlefield, and setting your life total to 20.
At the beginning of your end step, Gollum triggers, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained this turn.

Oubliette

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Defiant Bloodlord to phase in as The Moment leaves the battlefield, and setting your life total to 20.
Defiant Bloodlord triggers, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained.

Defiant Bloodlord

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Defiant Bloodlord to phase in as Oubliette leaves the battlefield, and setting your life total to 20.
Defiant Bloodlord triggers, causing an opponent to lose life equal to the life you gained.

Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
When Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to you and Volcano Hellion.
Instead of you losing the game as a state-based action, Lich's Mirror causes you to shuffle your hand, graveyard and all permanents you own into your library, causing Rhox Faithmender to phase in as Oubliette leaves the battlefield, and causing you to gain life equal to twice the amount of damage dealt to you plus 40.

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