Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim + Herd Baloth

Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Herd Baloth

How it works

1. Gain life.
2. Heliod triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth.
3. Herd Baloth triggers, creating a creature token.
4. When the creature token enters the battlefield, Elas il-Kor triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
5. Repeat from step 2.

This elegant life-gaining engine transforms a single initial burst of life into an unstoppable cascade, fueled entirely by the passive synergies between your key permanents. Once Heliod, Sun-Crowned is primed to distribute its counters, placing even a single +1/+1 counter on Herd Baloth triggers its ability to birth a 4/4 green Beast token. The arrival of that token immediately satisfies the life-gaining condition of Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim, which in turn feeds right back into Heliod, Sun-Crowned to start the cycle anew.