Priest of Fell Rites + Necrotic Ooze + Bishop of Wings + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

5-card combo · WUB

Verdict

Yes — this 5-card loop generates infinite life, infinite death triggers, and infinite Spirit tokens as long as the life total stays ahead of the three-life cost per activation.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$12.34

Color identity

WUB

Popularity

0 decks

Format

Commander

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Arcane Adaptation naming Angel makes every creature an Angel, which means Bishop of Wings triggers on every ETB and every death in the loop. Lightning Greaves equips for free each iteration, giving Priest of Fell Rites and Necrotic Ooze haste and shroud to survive the turn they enter. The two recursive creatures bounce each other from graveyard to battlefield indefinitely, each cycle netting life and tokens through Bishop of Wings.

How it works

Prerequisites

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

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 Necrotic Ooze from your graveyard to the battlefield.
When Necrotic Ooze 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 Necrotic Ooze.
Activate Necrotic Ooze by paying three life, tapping and sacrificing it.
When Necrotic Ooze 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 Necrotic Ooze 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 for the same type-granting effect on a permanent that's harder to counter on resolution. Necrotic Ooze is load-bearing here — it copies Priest of Fell Rites' activated ability from the graveyard, so no clean substitute exists for that slot. Once the loop is running, Altar of Dementia or Blood Artist closes the game; the engine alone produces tokens and life but no direct win condition.

Priest of Fell Rites + Necrotic Ooze + Bishop of Wings + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

How it works

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