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Storm-Kiln Artist + Ardent Elementalist + Essence Flux

U manaR mana
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Ardent Elementalist
Ardent Elementalist
Essence Flux
Essence Flux
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count

How it works

  1. Cast Essence Flux by paying U mana, targeting Ardent Elementalist
  2. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  3. Resolve Essence Flux, blinking Ardent Elementalist
  4. When Ardent Elementalist enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Essence Flux to your hand from your graveyard.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding U mana.
  6. Repeat.

This elegant loop revolves around rebuying spells to continually trigger *magecraft*, turning a single blue mana into a self-sustaining engine. With Storm-Kiln Artist on the board, every instant or sorcery you cast spawns a Treasure token to fund your next spell. You use that generated mana to cast Essence Flux, targeting Ardent Elementalist so that its entry ability plucks Essence Flux right back out of your graveyard. Because Ardent Elementalist is naturally a Spirit, Essence Flux even leaves behind a growing +1/+1 counter while feeding Storm-Kiln Artist's passive power boost along the way.

Legal in:BrawlCommandercompetitiveBrawlLegacyModernOathbreakerPioneerVintage
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