Priest of Fell Rites + Activated Sleeper + Bishop of Wings + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

5-card combo · WUB

Verdict

Yes — this 5-piece loop generates infinite life, infinite death triggers, and infinite Spirit tokens once the engine is assembled.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$11.82

Color identity

WUB

Popularity

0 decks

Format

Commander

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Arcane Adaptation naming Angel is the linchpin: it makes Priest of Fell Rites and Activated Sleeper both Angels, so Bishop of Wings triggers on every enter and every death, netting one life per trigger loop. Lightning Greaves provides the haste and shroud to activate Priest of Fell Rites the turn it enters, then freely re-equips to Activated Sleeper for zero mana each cycle. The shell is Esper — Zur the Enchanter can fetch Arcane Adaptation directly, and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician or any sacrifice outlet already in the 99 accelerates assembly.

How it works

Prerequisites

"Angel" chosen with Arcane Adaptation. Your life total is at least four.

Steps

Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to Priest of Fell Rites.
Activate Priest of Fell Rites by paying three life, tapping and sacrificing it.
When Priest of Fell Rites dies, Bishop of Wings' second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
When the Spirit enters the battlefield, Bishop of Wings' first ability triggers, causing you to gain four life.
Resolve the Priest of Fell Rites ability, returning Activated Sleeper from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Priest of Fell Rites.
When Activated Sleeper enters the battlefield, Bishop of Wings' first ability triggers, causing you to gain four life.
Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to Activated Sleeper.
Activate Activated Sleeper by paying three life, tapping and sacrificing it.
When Activated Sleeper dies, Bishop of Wings' second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
When the Spirit enters the battlefield, Bishop of Wings' first ability triggers, causing you to gain four life.
Resolve the Activated Sleeper ability, returning Priest of Fell Rites from your graveyard to the battlefield.
When Priest of Fell Rites enters the battlefield, Bishop of Wings' first ability triggers, causing you to gain four life.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Maskwood Nexus replaces Arcane Adaptation if enchantment hate is a concern, though it costs more to deploy. For the kill, Sanguine Bond or Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose converts the infinite lifegain into infinite damage; without one of those, the loop generates tokens and life but does not close the game on its own.

Priest of Fell Rites + Activated Sleeper + Bishop of Wings + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

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