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Oloro, Ageless Ascetic + Nadir Kraken + Ashnod's Altar + Impassioned Orator

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Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Nadir Kraken
Nadir Kraken
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Impassioned Orator
Impassioned Orator
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Draw a card.
  2. Nadir Kraken triggers, causing you to pay 1 to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  3. When the Tentacle enters the battlefield, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Oloro's second ability triggers.
  5. Holding prioirty, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Tentacle, adding CC.
  6. Resolve the Oloro trigger, causing you to pay 1 to draw a card and cause each opponent to lose 1 life.
  7. Repeat.

This clever loop spins entirely around the constant exchange of resources between life, mana, and cards. It all begins when you draw a card, which prompts Nadir Kraken to offer a Tentacle token in exchange for a single mana. As that new creature enters the fray, Impassioned Orator rewards your piety with a quick burst of life, immediately waking up Oloro, Ageless Ascetic's drain-and-draw trigger. You then feed the newly minted Tentacle to Ashnod's Altar to harvest the colorless mana needed to pay for Oloro's trigger, netting you a brand new card and sustaining the cycle indefinitely while slowly draining the table.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
4 decks$32.38