Saw in Half
Burnt Offering
Scholar of the Ages

   Prerequisites

What do I need to start this combo?
Scholar of the Ages on the battlefield.
Burnt Offering in your graveyard.
Saw in Half in hand.
2 available

   Steps

How does this combo work?
1
Cast Saw in Half by paying 2, destroying Scholar of the Ages and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
2
When the Scholar of the Ages tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand along with up to two other instants and/or sorceries.
3
Cast Burnt Offering by paying and sacrificing a Scholar of the Ages token, adding plus an additional amount of and/or equal to its mana value minus 2.
4
Repeat.

   Results

What do I get from this combo?
Infinite LTB
Infinite ETB
Infinite sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite red mana
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite black mana
Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand
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