The Selfie-Loop

So recently, we discovered a perfect infinite loop that I’m calling this the Selfie-Loop because Big Shot has a camera and the deck plays by itself even more so than usual, completely elliminating any kind of interaction by the opponent. At the end of every full iteration, you have +1 AT and +1 Point. And it is almost completely unstoppable. However, it’s a lot harder to setup and is still not the deck’s main win condition, but rather its SECOND win condition. It is to be used only if you cannot win with GT and showdowns. This typically means against One Shot, One Pace (which is obsoleted by the One Shot upgrade), and control that gives you no targets.

But before I explain how it works, let me tell you the cards involved:

In play: Twi:EOM, face up Changeling, the ability to play White (and Orange) cards.

Other cards: 2x Gyro, 2x Party, 3x IYD, 1x Big Shot, 1x other event. I like to use NTBAO since it doesn’t change the game state at all, and it has an odd power, so I will be using it for purposes of this example, but it can be other events if you prefer.

Don’t read past this paragraph if you still want to figure out the perfect iteration by yourself. Don’t be ashamed if you don’t, it took us months to perfect it (perfecting it only the night before top 16, in fact), and is in no way obvious.

Okay, figure it out? Well done. Give up? Well, let me explain, then. Please bear with me, as it’s a tad complicated.

First, you need a deck and graveyard that is completely empty aside from the aforementioned cards. There are two sub-iterations to the loop: the Gyro half and the Big Shot half. Let me explain the Gyro half first, step by step. Also, I’ll be linking a video at the end of the guide (and possibly I’ll be updating that with a cheat sheet if Gippy finishes that soon enough).

Gyro half of Selfie-Loop

    2 cards In hand: 1x Party, 1x Gyro.
    7 cards in deck: 1x Gyro, 1x Party, 1x NTBAO, 1x CI, 3x IYD.
    In play: Twi:EOM, Face up CI, Mane that is all 4 significant colours, exhausted Big Shot.
    AT needed to begin: 1

Step 1) Play Gyro and find an IYD. -1 AT

Step 2) Play party, draw 3, and peek at the top card of your deck. Don’t place it on top or bottom yet. +0 AT

Step 3) Take note of how many IYDs are in your hand, and proceed to the relevant substep:

3 IYD) Place the card you peeked at on top, then play IYD and guess correctly 3 times. This should be easy, and they should all be odd (unless you’re using something other than NTBAO for some reason). Don’t even need to look at top. +3 AT.

2 IYD, top card is IYD) Place the card you peeked at on top, then play IYD and guess even. The remaining 2 cards are now odd, so no need to peek anymore. +3 AT total

2 IYD, top card is not IYD) Place the card you peeked at on top, then play IYD and guess odd. Look at the top card of your deck from Twi. If it is IYD, leave it there, otherwise put it on the bottom. Then play IYD for even followed by IYD for odd. +3 AT total.

1 IYD) If top card is IYD, keep it there. If not, put it on bottom. Play IYD, guessing Even. Repeat this process for the second IYD. Then play the 3rd IYD for odd. +3 AT total.

Step 4) Play CI and flip it with Big Shot. -1 AT. This shuffles 3 IYDs, 1 party, 1 CI, and 1 Big Shot into your deck.

Net: +1 AT (-1 Gyro, -1 CI, +3 IYD)

Okay, that was the Gyro half of the loop. Note: you can repeat this half indefinitely, gaining +1 AT an iteration, so long as you perform it correctly. If you want to do this (gaining infinite AT with infinite time, anyway), you should play the NTBAO before playing CI, and CI the Gyro instead of the Big Shot. If you feel you don’t need to do this (and you shouldn’t need to, but you may want an AT buffer in case you screw up), you should proceed to the Big Shot half of the Selfie-Loop.

Big Shot half of Selfie-Loop

    3 cards In hand: 1x Party, 1x Gyro, 1x NTBAO
    6 cards in deck: 1x Big Shot, 1x Party, 1x CI, 3x IYD.
    In play: Twi:EOM, Face up CI, Mane that is all 4 significant colours, Gyro.
    AT needed to begin: 1, though you probably have at least 2 after performing the Gyro half.

Step 1) Play NTBAO (unfrightening nothing if nothing is frightened (this still works!). Look at the top card of your deck. If it is not IYD, put it on the bottom. +0 AT.

Step 2) Play party, draw 3, and look at the top card of your deck. Don’t place it on top or bottom yet. +0 AT.

Step 3) Take note of how many IYDs are in your hand, and proceed to the relevant substep:

3 IYD) Place the card you peeked at on top, then play IYD and guess correctly 3 times. As long as you do not yet have Big Shot in hand, you need to look each time, due to Big Shot being even power. +3 AT total.

2 IYD, top card is IYD) Place the card you peeked at on top, then play IYD and guess even. Guess correctly 2 more times with IYD. As long as you do not yet have Big Shot in hand, you need to look each time, due to Big Shot being even power. +3 AT total.

2 IYD, top card is not IYD) Place the card you peeked at on top, then play IYD and guess correctly (even if Big Shot, odd if anything else). Look at the top card of your deck from Twi. If it is IYD, leave it there, otherwise put it on the bottom. Then play IYD for even followed by IYD for even if Big shot and odd if anything else. +3 AT total.

1 IYD) If top card is IYD, keep it there. If not, put it on bottom. Play IYD, guessing Even. Repeat this process for the second IYD. Then play the 3rd IYD for even if Big shot and odd if anything else. +3 AT total.

Step 4) Play Big Shot. -2 AT.

Step 5) Play CI and flip it with Gyro. Exhaust Big Shot, score 1 point. This shuffles 3 IYDs, 1 party, 1 CI, 1 NTBAO, and 1 Gyro into your deck.

Net: +0 AT (-2 Big Shot, -1 Gyro, +3 IYD), +1 Point (Big Shot).

Step 1 probably seems weird to you, so let me explain why this is done. First off, we need 7 cards in the other loop because Gyro pulls 1, Party pulls 3, and we need 3 left for the 3 IYDs to get the full +3 AT. Second off, this guarantees an IYD in the top 3 cards in the worst case scenario that all 3 IYDs are shuffled to the bottom.