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Bloom Tender

$10.24

Staff of Domination

$7.38

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Bloom Tender + Staff of Domination

Overview

Bloom Tender’s {T}

ability is a mana ability (it has {T}

, no target, and can add mana) so it resolves immediately when activated and . Staff of Domination’s {3}

: Untap target creature ability has a target, so it is not a mana ability and goes on the stack . You can use Bloom Tender to produce colored mana, pay Staff’s {3}

to untap Bloom Tender, then tap Bloom again for more mana and pay Staff’s {1}

to untap the artifact; repeating that sequence produces an infinite loop if Bloom Tender produces at least four mana (i.e., you control permanents of four different colors). Bloom Tender cannot produce colorless mana [Ruling 2008-08-01].

Step 1

Activate Bloom Tender’s {T}

ability to add one mana of each color among permanents you control; that is a mana ability and resolves immediately and .

Step 2

Use some of that mana to pay the cost {3}

and tap Staff of Domination to activate its {3}

: Untap target creature ability; because that ability targets, it is not a mana ability and goes on the stack .

Step 3

When Staff’s untap-creature ability resolves it untaps Bloom Tender, allowing you to activate Bloom Tender again (since its {T}

is now available) .

Step 4

Activate Bloom Tender again to add the same set of colored mana to your mana pool .

Step 5

Use some of the mana now in your pool to pay Staff’s {1}

: Untap this artifact ability (this ability doesn’t target and untaps the artifact), returning Staff to untapped so you can activate its {3}

again.

Step 6

Repeat the sequence: tap Bloom to add mana, pay {3}

on Staff to untap Bloom, tap Bloom to add mana, pay {1}

to untap Staff, etc.

Resolution

You may loop Bloom Tender + Staff of Domination to generate arbitrarily many activations (and thus arbitrarily many Staff uses like gain 1 life or draw a card) only when Bloom Tender’s {T}

produces four or more mana (four different colors among permanents you control). Bloom Tender’s ability is a mana ability and resolves immediately and ; Staff’s untap-creature ability targets and is not a mana ability, so it goes on the stack . Bloom Tender can’t produce colorless mana [Ruling 2008-08-01].

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