Arcbound Reclaimer + Showdown of the Skalds + Jeweled Lotus + Elsha of the Infinite

Arcbound Reclaimer

Showdown of the Skalds

Jeweled Lotus

Elsha of the Infinite

How it works

1. Cast Jeweled Lotus either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying 0
2. Showdown of the Skalds and Elsha's prowess ability trigger.
3. Resolve the Showdown of the Skalds trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on Arcbound Reclaimer.
4. Resolve the Elsha trigger, giving it +1/+1 until end of turn.
5. Activate Jeweled Lotus by tapping and sacrificing it.
6. Activate Arcbound Reclaimer by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting Jeweled Lotus from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
7. Repeat.

This clever loop turns the zero-mana sacrifice of Jeweled Lotus into a renewable resource by leveraging Elsha of the Infinite, which allows you to cast noncreature artifacts directly from the top of your library. Whenever you cast the Lotus, the triggered ability from Showdown of the Skalds places a +1/+1 counter onto Arcbound Reclaimer, fueling the Reclaimer's activated ability to recycle the sacrificed Lotus right back to the top of your library. Meanwhile, Elsha of the Infinite's prowess ability—alongside Showdown of the Skalds's second and third lore counter triggers—pumps your creatures with endless +1/+1 counters as you recast the artifact over and over.