Woe Strider + Dualcaster Mage + Return to Action
Produces: Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Woe Strider
- Dualcaster Mage
- Return to Action
- Color identity
- BR
- Mana
- {2}{B}{R}{R}
Steps
- Cast Return to Action by paying its mana cost.
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Return to Action, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- Resolve the copy of Return to Action.
- Holding priority, activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 3.
- Resolve all Woe Strider abilities from step 5.
How to execute this combo
The "Woe Strider + Dualcaster Mage + Return to Action" combo takes 8 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 creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite magecraft 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.