Viscera Seer + River Kelpie + Thran Vigil
Produces: Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite sacrifice triggers
- Color identity
- UB
Steps
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing River Kelpie.
- When River Kelpie dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
- Thran Vigil and River Kelpie trigger.
- Resolve the Thran Vigil trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on River Kelpie.
- Resolve the River Kelpie trigger, causing you to draw a card.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Viscera Seer + River Kelpie + Thran Vigil" combo takes 7 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 card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite sacrifice triggers.
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.