Scholar of the Ages + Undying Malice + 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.

Cards required: 4
Cheapest stack total: $5.33
Color identity: UB
Popularity: 11 decks
Format: Commander

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Scholar of the Ages is both the engine and the retriever: Undying Malice guarantees it returns from the graveyard with a +1/+1 counter, and its ETB puts Undying Malice and Dark Ritual back in hand to restart the loop. Viscera Seer is the free sacrifice outlet that keeps the cycle turning, tacking on Scry 1 every iteration as the table watches the stack grow.

Recipe

How it works

Prerequisites

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Steps

Cast Dark Ritual by paying , adding .
Cast Undying Malice 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 Undying Malice 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

Variations

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any free sacrifice outlet slots in for Viscera Seer — Carrion Feeder, Altar of Dementia, and Phyrexian Altar all work, with Altar converting the infinite black mana into any color. Scholar of the Ages is irreplaceable here, but once mana goes infinite the loop already recovers every instant and sorcery from the bin, so a Thassa's Oracle or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries sitting anywhere in the deck is the natural closer.