Priest of Fell Rites + Necrotic Ooze + Righteous Valkyrie + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

5-card combo · WUB

Verdict

Yes — this 5-card loop generates infinite ETBs, deaths, and lifegain in any Esper shell that can keep a 50-life buffer.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$12.26

Color identity

WUB

Popularity

0 decks

Format

Commander

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Priest of Fell Rites and Necrotic Ooze take turns sacrificing each other back into play; Righteous Valkyrie triggers on each creature entering, netting life faster than the three-life activation costs drain it. Arcane Adaptation names Angel or Cleric to make Necrotic Ooze a valid Righteous Valkyrie trigger target, and Lightning Greaves provides the haste and free equip that lets each piece tap and sacrifice the same turn it enters. The setup rewards life-total-matters commanders like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic or Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, both of which generate the 50-life prerequisite naturally.

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 Necrotic Ooze from your graveyard to the battlefield.
When Necrotic Ooze enters the battlefield, Righteous Valkyrie's first ability triggers, causing you to gain life equal to Necrotic Ooze's toughness.
Activate Lightning Greaves' equip ability by paying , attaching it to Necrotic Ooze.
Activate Necrotic Ooze 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

Strionic Resonator can copy the Righteous Valkyrie trigger if the loop needs to accelerate past the life floor faster. The infinite ETBs and death triggers close games with Corpse Knight, Cruel Celebrant, or Sanguine Bond already on board — the loop itself is the engine, not the kill. Swapping Arcane Adaptation for Maskwood Nexus costs an extra mana but removes the naming requirement entirely.

Priest of Fell Rites + Necrotic Ooze + Righteous Valkyrie + Arcane Adaptation + Lightning Greaves

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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