Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Unexpected Windfall + Jeska's Will + Epitaph Golem

5-card combo · RW

Verdict

Yes — this 5-piece loop generates near-infinite red mana and card draw in Boros, a color pair that historically begs for both.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$49.61

Color identity

Popularity

1 decks

Format

Commander

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Zirda cuts Sunforger's activation cost to 1R and the equip cost to 1, making each search-and-cast loop cheap enough to sustain with Jeska's Will's red mana burst. Epitaph Golem is the linchpin that most pilots overlook — without it reshuffling Unexpected Windfall and Jeska's Will back into the library, the chain dies after one pass. The prerequisite of an opponent holding six or more cards is a real constraint and one worth tracking across the table before committing.

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 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 Epitaph Golem 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.

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

Any Sunforger-Zirda shell already wants this package, but the five-card assembly is brittle — removing Epitaph Golem at instant speed collapses the recursion entirely. Magnetic Theft can reattach Sunforger without paying equip costs if Zirda is answered mid-loop. Near-infinite red mana needs a closer; Grapeshot, Bonus Round, or Aetherflux Reservoir are the natural Boros finishers to slot alongside the engine.

Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Unexpected Windfall + Jeska's Will + Epitaph Golem

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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