Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Unexpected Windfall + Jeska's Will + Transplant Theorist
5-card combo · URW
Verdict
Yes — this 5-piece loop generates near-infinite red mana and card draw by recycling Jeska's Will and Unexpected Windfall through Sunforger every iteration.
- Cards required
- 5
- Cheapest stack total
- $51.91
- Color identity
- URW
- Popularity
- 0 decks
- Format
- Commander
Zirda, the Dawnwaker cuts Sunforger's activation cost and the equip cost, and slashes Transplant Theorist's ability cost — without Zirda reducing those activated abilities, the loop collapses on mana. The engine requires an opponent at six or more cards in hand so Jeska's Will produces enough red to sustain each cycle; Transplant Theorist is the linchpin that puts both instants back into the library so Sunforger can find them again. Jeskai storm and Zirda-as-companion lists are the natural homes.
Recipe
How it works
01
Prerequisites
An opponent has six or more cards in hand.
02
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 Unexpected Windfall and casting it without paying its mana cost and discarding a card.
- Resolve Unexpected Windfall, causing you to draw two cards and create two Treasures.
- Activate Sunforger's equip ability by paying , attaching it to Zirda.
- Activate Transplant Theorist twice by paying
, putting Unexpected Windfall and Jeska's Will from your graveyard onto the bottom of your library. - Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- Repeat.
03
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
Variations
Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines
The five-card assembly is brittle — Sunforger destroyed at instant speed ends the loop immediately, and losing Zirda mid-cycle means the activation costs stop being discounted. If Transplant Theorist isn't available, Elixir of Immortality can reset the instants but doesn't loop cleanly at the same speed. Aetherflux Reservoir is the cleanest closer once storm count climbs; Grapeshot works if the deck is leaning on the near-infinite storm count rather than the mana.
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Verified on Commander Spellbook · Combo ID jeskas-will-sunforger-zirda-the-dawnwaker-17
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