the front side of Boros Reckoner
the back of a classic MtG card
the front side of Take Up the Shield
the back of a classic MtG card

Color Identity: R, W

Initial Card State

  1.  Take Up the Shield in hand.
  2.  Boros Reckoner on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. You have a way to deal damage to Boros Reckoner.

Mana Needed

  1. ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Cast Take Up the Shield by paying ({1} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  , targeting Boros Reckoner.
  2. Deal damage to Boros Reckoner.
  3. Boros Reckoner triggers, dealing that much damage to itself and causing you to gain that much life.
  4. Repeat step 3 any number of times.

Results

  1. Infinite lifegain.
  2. Infinite lifegain triggers.

Metadata

  1. In 393 decks according to EDHREC.
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