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 triggers.
  2. Infinite lifegain.

Metadata

  1. In 441 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Spicy (Bracket 3-4+).



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