Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Big Score + Jeska's Will + Hoverstone Pilgrim

5-card combo · RW

Verdict

Yes — this 5-piece loop generates near-infinite red mana and card draw in Boros, provided an opponent is holding six or more cards.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$67.71

Color identity

Popularity

1 decks

Format

Commander

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Zirda, the Dawnwaker reduces Sunforger's equip cost to 1 and Hoverstone Pilgrim's activation to 2, which is what makes the recycling loop viable; without Zirda on board, the mana math collapses. Each cycle casts Jeska's Will for six-plus red, equips for 1, casts Big Score to draw two and make two Treasures, equips again for 1, pays 4 to Hoverstone Pilgrim to return both instants to the library, then cashes the Treasures for the white to restart — the opponent's hand size is the on/off switch for Jeska's Will's mana mode, so the loop is live or dead depending on the table state at the time.

How it works

Prerequisites

An opponent has six or more cards in hand.

Steps

Activate Sunforger by paying and unattaching it, searching your library for Jeska's Will and casting it without paying its mana cost, adding at least six .
Activate Sunforger's equip ability by paying , attaching it to Zirda.
Activate Sunforger by paying and unattaching it, searching your library for Big Score and casting it without paying its mana cost and discarding a card.
Resolve Big Score, causing you to draw two cards and create two Treasures.
Activate Sunforger's equip ability by paying , attaching it to Zirda.
Activate Hoverstone Pilgrim twice by paying , putting Big Score and Jeska's Will from your graveyard onto the bottom of your library.
Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite red mana

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The six-card-in-hand prerequisite is the real liability here — if opponents are hellbent the engine stalls completely, so slotting Notion Thief or Smothering Tithe into the shell protects against that failure mode. Sunforger tutors any instant with mana value 4 or less, so Deflecting Swat or Boros Charm can be in the same package without cutting loop pieces. Walking Ballista or Grapeshot closes the game once red mana goes near-infinite; the loop draws cards but needs a dedicated sink to actually win.

Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Big Score + Jeska's Will + Hoverstone Pilgrim

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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