Color Identity: U, R, W

Initial Card State

  1.  Transcendence in hand.
  2.   Laboratory Maniac and Scout's Warning in hand or in your library.
  3.  All other permanents on the battlefield.

Notable Prerequisites

  1. One additional card in hand.
  2. Your life total is greater than your starting life total.

Mana Needed

  1. ({3} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   available.

Steps

  1. Tap Kiki-Jiki to activate it, creating token copy of Drogskol Reaver.
  2. Discard a card to activate Mind Over Matter, untapping Kiki-Jiki.
  3. Pay ({3} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)   to cast Transcendence.
  4. Transcendence's second ability triggers.
  5. In response, tap Kiki-Jiki to activate it, creating a token copy of Exquisite Archangel.
  6. Resolve Transcendence's ability modified by the token Exquisite Archangel's replacement effect, exiling the token and reducing your life total to your starting life total.
  7. Transcendence's second and third abilities each trigger.
  8. Resolve its third ability, gaining life equal to twice the amount you lost.
  9. The token and nontoken Drogskol Reavers each trigger, causing you to draw two cards.
  10. Discard a card to activate Mind Over Matter, untapping Kiki-Jiki.
  11. Tap Kiki-Jiki to activate it, creating a token copy of Exquisite Archangel.
  12. Repeat from step 6 until there is one card remaining in your library.
  13. Discard a card to activate Mind Over Matter, untapping a land you control.
  14. Tap that land to add one mana.
  15. Repeat the previous two steps three more times, until you have a total of ({2} magic symbol)  ({W} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   available.
  16. Pay ({W} magic symbol)   to cast Scout's Warning, letting you cast your next creature spell as though it had flash and drawing a card.
  17. Pay ({2} magic symbol)  ({U} magic symbol)   to cast Laboratory Maniac.
  18. Repeat steps 6 through 9 one more time, modifying a Drogskol Reaver ability with Laboratory Maniac's replacement effect.

Results

  1. Infinite card draw.
  2. Infinite looting.
  3. Near-infinite copies of creatures you control.
  4. Near-infinite ETB.
  5. Near-infinite lifegain triggers.
  6. Near-infinite LTB.
  7. Near-infinite mana lands, artifacts, and creatures you control can produce.
  8. Near-infinite self-discard triggers.
  9. Near-infinite untap of artifacts, creatures, and lands.
  10. Win the game.

Metadata

  1. In 2 decks according to EDHREC.

Bracket Tag

This combo has been estimated to be Exhibition (Bracket 1+).



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