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Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Walking Ballista + Benevolent Hydra

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Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Walking Ballista
Walking Ballista
Benevolent Hydra
Benevolent Hydra
Infinite damageInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

How it works

  1. Activate Anti-Venom using Walking Ballista's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, targeting itself and putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to its replacement effect and Benevolent Hydra.
  2. Activate Anti-Venom using Walking Ballista's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
  3. Repeat.

This engine uses Agatha's Soul Cauldron to grant Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer the activated abilities of Walking Ballista, turning any existing +1/+1 counters into direct damage. Every time Walking Ballista's counter-removal ability is used to make Anti-Venom deal damage to itself, Anti-Venom's replacement effect prevents that damage and places those +1/+1 counters back on itself instead. Benevolent Hydra amplifies this growth by adding an extra counter on top of every placement, allowing the loop to easily generate infinite +1/+1 counters while machine-gunning down any target for infinite damage.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
3 decks$51.54