Rousing Refrain + Rift Elemental
Produces: Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
- Color identity
- R
- Mana
- {3}{R}{R}{R}
Prerequisites
Rousing Refrain in exile with three time counters on it. An opponent has at least seven cards in hand.
Steps
- Active Rift Elemental by paying {1}{R} and removing a time counter from Rousing Refrain.
- Repeat until Rousing Refrain has no time counters on it.
- Rousing Refrain triggers, causing you to cast it without paying its mana cost.
- Resolve Rousing Refrain, adding at least seven {R} and exiling Rousing Refrain with three time counters on it.
- Resolve all Rift Elemental abilities from step 1, giving Rift Elemental +2/+0 for each ability resolved.
- Repeat.
How to execute this combo
The "Rousing Refrain + Rift Elemental" 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: Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, 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.