Firebending Student + Aggravated Assault + Electro, Assaulting Battery
Produces: Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite damage to one opponent
- Color identity
- R
Prerequisites
An opponent cannot block and kill Firebending Student.
Steps
- Declare Firebending Student as an attacker, triggering its ability, adding an amount of {R} equal to its power.
- Move to your postcombat main phase. You will not lose the mana due to Electro.
- Activate Aggravated Assault by paying {3}{R}{R}, causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Firebending Student + Aggravated Assault + Electro, Assaulting Battery" combo takes 4 steps in order. Make sure you have the mana open and permanents listed in the prerequisites before you start — opponents can respond between steps.
The end result: Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite damage to one opponent.
Practice the line offline: lay out the cards, walk through each step, and note where you can lose the combo (summoning sickness, lack of priority, removal on a key permanent). In game, announce each step clearly; in casual play you can offer to shortcut after demonstrating the loop.
The best window is a turn when opponents are tapped out or after they commit a spell — hold protection (a counter, Vexing Shusher) if the combo wins on the spot.