Deadeye Navigator + Kalain, Reclusive Painter + Bard, King of Dale

Deadeye Navigator

Kalain, Reclusive Painter

Bard, King of Dale

How it works

1. Activate Kalain by paying 1, blinking it.
2. When Kalain enters, it and Deadeye Navigator's soulbond ability trigger
3. Resolve the Deadeye Navigator trigger, repairing it and Kalain.
4. Resolve the Kalain trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
5. Activate both Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1.
6. Repeat.

This elegant loop turns Deadeye Navigator and Kalain, Reclusive Painter into an infinite engine for artifact and creature triggers alike. By utilizing the flicker ability granted through their soulbond pairing, you continuously reset Kalain, Reclusive Painter so that its entry ability triggers anew. This is where Bard, King of Dale quietly pulls the strings behind the scenes: its replacement effect doubles the Treasure tokens generated by each flicker, yielding a surplus of mana. Sacrificing those duplicated treasures fuels the exact mana cost needed to keep Deadeye Navigator blinking Kalain, Reclusive Painter indefinitely.