Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Unexpected Windfall + 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, though the prerequisite of an opponent holding six or more cards is a real constraint.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$47.81

Color identity

Popularity

1 decks

Format

Commander

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Zirda, the Dawnwaker reduces activated abilities by two mana, cutting Sunforger's equip to one mana and Hoverstone Pilgrim's recursion activations to zero — that cost reduction is what makes the loop solvent. Each iteration fires Jeska's Will for at least six red, casts Unexpected Windfall off Sunforger to draw two and create two Treasures, then uses Hoverstone Pilgrim to reload both instants into the library. Boros storm and Sunforger toolbox shells — Feather, the Redeemed, Zirda as commander, or any Boros list already running Sunforger — are the natural homes.

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 Hoverstone Pilgrim 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

The six-card-in-hand condition gates this hard; it's live in games that go long but dead against fast pods that empty hands early. Hoverstone Pilgrim is the least-replaceable piece — there's no direct swap that recurs both instants to the library at the same cost. Pair the near-infinite red mana with Grapeshot or Gideon's Sacrifice effects as a closer; the loop draws cards but doesn't close the game on its own.

Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Unexpected Windfall + Jeska's Will + Hoverstone Pilgrim

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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