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. one generic manaone white mana available.

Steps

  1. Cast Take Up the Shield by paying one generic manaone white mana, 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

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SpicyBracket 3-4+

Probably 3 or 4, but hard to classify

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