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A Standard brew built around Redshift, Rocketeer Chief, Chrome Dome and Guac & Marshmallow Pizza has won a Store Championship, according to MTG Rocks’ October 12 report. The source names the pilot as Ricky but does not provide an event size or full match record. The result is a current reason to inspect the construction, not evidence that the deck is an established metagame contender.
The core interaction converts repeated Food entries into both power and mana. Redshift taps for mana equal to its power, restricted to activating abilities. Starting at two power, it can float two mana before Pizza enters. Pizza’s entry trigger gives the target creature +2/+2 for the turn and untaps it, allowing Redshift to add four more mana.
Chrome Dome’s five-mana ability then creates a token copy of another artifact you control. Copying Pizza produces another pump-and-untap trigger. Each repetition grows Redshift, and subsequent taps produce increasing amounts of mana; the Food-copy engine can therefore continue arbitrarily many times. Pizza itself still needs to be cast with ordinary mana, because Redshift’s output cannot pay for spells.
That loop does not automatically deal infinite damage. A second Chrome Dome supplies a route to many hasty creature copies, while Biotech Specialist can turn the accumulating artifacts into a damage finish. Redshift’s exhaust ability also converts the mana into permanents from hand. These are additional payoff requirements, which matter when deciding whether a hand is actually lethal.
The reported shell uses Rapid Rescue and Dredger’s Insight to find pieces, Courier of Comestibles to find Pizza, and Formidable Speaker to locate a creature. Topiary Lecturer offers a second mana-and-untap route, while Agatha’s Soul Cauldron can preserve access to useful activated abilities after removal. Chandra, Torch of Defiance gives the deck a separate source of cards and damage.
The weaknesses remain those of a multi-piece creature combo: disruption can break the chain, summoning sickness constrains Redshift, and removal-heavy opponents force careful sequencing. The useful development is a locally successful, explicitly documented shell with multiple ways to assemble and use its engine. Broader adoption and matchup strength still need results.
The core interaction converts repeated Food entries into both power and mana. Redshift taps for mana equal to its power, restricted to activating abilities. Starting at two power, it can float two mana before Pizza enters. Pizza’s entry trigger gives the target creature +2/+2 for the turn and untaps it, allowing Redshift to add four more mana.
Chrome Dome’s five-mana ability then creates a token copy of another artifact you control. Copying Pizza produces another pump-and-untap trigger. Each repetition grows Redshift, and subsequent taps produce increasing amounts of mana; the Food-copy engine can therefore continue arbitrarily many times. Pizza itself still needs to be cast with ordinary mana, because Redshift’s output cannot pay for spells.
That loop does not automatically deal infinite damage. A second Chrome Dome supplies a route to many hasty creature copies, while Biotech Specialist can turn the accumulating artifacts into a damage finish. Redshift’s exhaust ability also converts the mana into permanents from hand. These are additional payoff requirements, which matter when deciding whether a hand is actually lethal.
The reported shell uses Rapid Rescue and Dredger’s Insight to find pieces, Courier of Comestibles to find Pizza, and Formidable Speaker to locate a creature. Topiary Lecturer offers a second mana-and-untap route, while Agatha’s Soul Cauldron can preserve access to useful activated abilities after removal. Chandra, Torch of Defiance gives the deck a separate source of cards and damage.
The weaknesses remain those of a multi-piece creature combo: disruption can break the chain, summoning sickness constrains Redshift, and removal-heavy opponents force careful sequencing. The useful development is a locally successful, explicitly documented shell with multiple ways to assemble and use its engine. Broader adoption and matchup strength still need results.
Original source: MTG Standard Combo Brew Wins Event by Dealing Infinite Damage Turn 3 ↗MTG Rocks