Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel
Produces: Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Color identity
- B
Prerequisites
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
- Activate Sensei's Divining Top by tapping it, drawing a card and then putting Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
- Cast Sensei's Divining Top from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
- Aetherflux Reservoir triggers, gaining you 1 life for each spell you have cast this turn.
- Repeat until your life total is 52 or greater.
- Activate Aetherflux Reservoir by paying 50 life, dealing 50 damage to any target.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel" combo takes 6 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 damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count.
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.