Does this infinite combo with Displacer Kitten work in Kykar
Asked by Quickspell 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure this works but I just want to make sure I don't overlook anything.
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I have Kykar, Wind's Fury and Displacer Kitten on the battlefield.
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I cast a cantrip like Needle Drop, let it resolve (using or ignoring the optional Kitten trigger) and create one spirit with Kykar.
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I cast another cantrip like Ancestral Anger, let it resolve (using or ignoring the optional Kitten trigger) and create one spirit with Kykar.
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I sac those two spirits for and add to play Ardent Elementalist and bring back to hand one of those cantrips, say Needle Drop.
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I recast Needle Drop triggering Kykar to create a spirit, Kitten to flicker the Elementalist, and that to bring back Ancestral Anger from my graveyard to hand.
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let everything resolve and have Needle Drop go to my graveyard.
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Using the spirit created in step 4, I recast Ancestral Anger to repeat steps 4 & 5, creating a loop.
This should allow me to draw my deck (and actually, by repeatedly casting Needle Drop kill at least one opponent who was dealt damage this turn).
It doesn't matter whether I use a sorcery cantrip or an instant, because it always has to resolve and go to the graveyard in order to recurr the other. (Obviously instants allow me to do this on my opponents turn.)
Is this correct?
And do you have any recommendations on how to optimize this?
Quickspell says... #2
Thank you Niko9, I suppose this means the combo works. Thank you for your suggestions, using Lightning Bolt is a great idea and additional wincon that should work with any other :)
My deck is not going for storm. Aetherflux Reservoir is a classic and great wincon, but I built my deck specifically to go for Chandra, Awakened Inferno and Worldfire. Displacer Kitten also combos with Teferi, Time Raveler - which I use to protect Worldfire - and some zero Mana artifact. I run Tormod's Crypt and Spellbook which work just as well as any Mox. I run Ral, Storm Conduit and two copy spells like Reverberate as a backup.
June 14, 2022 3:55 p.m.
All sounds very awesome! Hope the deck does great for you and you have fun with it. It seems like a good one : )
Niko9 says... Accepted answer #1
I like it! Looks like a fun combo, and yep, seems like it would work.
What do you think about Aetherflux Reservoir to go with your infinite spell casting? It would also give you the option to use phyrexian mana spells like Gitaxian Probe to start the combo on 0 mana. After the first two casts, the probe will be netting you life, and will go into reservoir's second ability.
You could also use something like Birgi, God of Storytelling Flip and Lightning Bolt then every other spell cold be bolt and every other could be Needle Drop for double infinite : )
I think the hard part of this deck will be getting the right creatures on board in what's largely a spells deck. It's doable, for sure, but may take a lot of work testing.
And, maybe Angel's Grace might be good in this deck in general. If you plan to be recasting things over and over, that's a great way to stall : )
June 14, 2022 10:58 a.m.