Arcbound Reclaimer + Showdown of the Skalds + Lotus Petal + Madame Web, Clairvoyant
How it works
- Cast Lotus Petal either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying 0
- Showdown of the Skalds triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Arcbound Reclaimer.
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it.
- Activate Arcbound Reclaimer by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting Lotus Petal from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- Repeat.
This clever loop transforms a humble sacrifice into a self-sustaining engine of mana and storm count. Madame Web, Clairvoyant anchors the entire operation by granting you the vital ability to cast noncreature spells—namely, Lotus Petal—straight from the top of your library, while also letting you peer ahead to ensure your sequencing is primed. Each time you cast that Lotus Petal for free, Showdown of the Skalds triggers its chapter ability to supply Arcbound Reclaimer with the exact +1/+1 counter it needs to fuel its activated ability. By spending that counter, Arcbound Reclaimer plucks the sacrificed Lotus Petal right back out of your graveyard and places it precisely back on top of your library, ready for Madame Web, Clairvoyant to let you cast it all over again.