Scholar of the Ages + Supernatural Stamina + Dark Ritual + Viscera Seer

4-card combo · UB

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop generates infinite black mana, infinite death triggers, and recovers every instant and sorcery in the graveyard as a bonus.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$0.80

Color identity

Popularity

12 decks

Format

Commander

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Dark Ritual floats three black mana; one pays for Supernatural Stamina, one pays to sacrifice Scholar of the Ages to Viscera Seer, and the net positive mana accumulates each loop. Scholar of the Ages returns itself from the graveyard via Supernatural Stamina, then its ETB trigger recovers both Supernatural Stamina and Dark Ritual to hand — the engine is self-replacing and scries every iteration. This slot belongs in Dimir storm or reanimator shells running Viscera Seer already, where the infinite storm count and graveyard recovery close the game with any instant or sorcery kill spell that was already in the bin.

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Dark Ritual by paying , adding .
Cast Supernatural Stamina by paying , targeting Scholar of the Ages.
Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Scholar of the Ages.
When Scholar of the Ages dies, it triggers, returning itself to the battlefield from your graveyard.
When Scholar of the Ages enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Supernatural Stamina and Dark Ritual to your hand from your graveyard.
Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite black mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count; Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Cabal Ritual is a functionally identical replacement for Dark Ritual once threshold is met, but Dark Ritual is the cleaner choice — no setup required. The loop needs a black mana sink to actually kill: Exsanguinate or Torment of Hailfire closes the game immediately with the infinite black the loop generates, and either is the natural card to tutor alongside the engine pieces.

Scholar of the Ages + Supernatural Stamina + Dark Ritual + Viscera Seer

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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