Priest of Fell Rites + Body Double + Righteous Valkyrie + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

5-card combo · WUB

Verdict

Yes — this 5-card loop generates infinite lifegain and ETB triggers as long as the life total stays above three each iteration.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$17.39

Color identity

WUB

Popularity

0 decks

Format

Commander

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Priest of Fell Rites and Body Double trade places in the graveyard indefinitely, each returning the other at a cost of three life while Righteous Valkyrie refunds that life and then some on every enter-the-battlefield trigger. Arcane Adaptation is the glue: it stamps every creature as an Angel or Cleric so Righteous Valkyrie triggers on both Priest of Fell Rites and Body Double, and Lightning Greaves passes freely at zero cost to grant the haste and shroud each piece needs to activate immediately. This is a Esper lifegain shell combo — the kind of list helmed by Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim that wants to cross fifty life as a threshold, then win in one turn.

How it works

Prerequisites

Your life total is at least fifty. "Angel" or "Cleric" chosen with Arcane Adaptation.

Steps

Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to Priest of Fell Rites.
Activate Priest of Fell Rites by paying three life, tapping and sacrificing it, returning Body Double from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Priest of Fell Rites.
When Body Double enters the battlefield, Righteous Valkyrie's first ability triggers, causing you to gain life equal to Body Double's toughness.
Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to Body Double.
Activate Body Double by paying three life, tapping and sacrificing it, returning Priest of Fell Rites from your graveyard to the battlefield.
When Priest of Fell Rites enters the battlefield, Righteous Valkyrie's first ability triggers, causing you to gain life equal to Priest of Fell Rites' toughness.
Repeat.

Result

Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant can replace Priest of Fell Rites as the recursion engine in a Cleric-tribal build, though it requires a death trigger rather than an activated ability. Once the loop is running, Righteous Valkyrie's own passive — buffing the team when life total hits 27 above starting — doesn't close games alone; pair the infinite lifegain with Sanguine Bond or Aetherflux Reservoir to convert triggers into kills.

Priest of Fell Rites + Body Double + Righteous Valkyrie + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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