Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant + Ghostly Flicker + Venser, Shaper Savant + Earthcraft + Mana Matrix

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

Ghostly Flicker

Venser, Shaper Savant

Earthcraft

Mana Matrix

How it works

1. Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
2. Activate Earthcraft by tapping Venser, untapping the Island.
3. Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
4. Activate Earthcraft by tapping Jin-Gitaxias, untapping the Island.
5. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying , targeting any two applicable targets.
6. Jin-Gitaxias' first ability triggers, copying Ghostly Flicker, with the copy targeting Venser and Jin-Gitaxias.
7. Resolve the copy of Ghostly Flicker, blinking Jin-Gitaxias and Venser.
8. When Venser enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the original Ghostly Flicker to your hand from the stack.
9. Repeat.

This clever loop is orchestrated by Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant, who doubles your initial Ghostly Flicker while locking down your opponents' counterspells, all while Mana Matrix helps shave down the casting costs. By using Earthcraft to tap your creatures—even Jin-Gitaxias itself—to untap your basic lands, you generate the blue mana needed to cast Ghostly Flicker repeatedly. When the copied Ghostly Flicker resolves, it blinks both Jin-Gitaxias and Venser, Shaper Savant, allowing Venser's entrance trigger to scoop the original Ghostly Flicker right back to your hand. This creates a self-sustaining engine that floods the board with infinite enters-the-battlefield triggers and storm count while keeping your mana flowing.