Defiler of Faith + Helm of Awakening + Whitemane Lion + Dazzling Angel

Defiler of Faith

Helm of Awakening

Whitemane Lion

Dazzling Angel

How it works

1. Cast Whitemane Lion by paying 0 and 2 life due to Defiler of Faith and Helm of Awakening.
2. Defiler of Faith triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
3. When the Soldier enters, Dazzling Angel triggers, causing you to gain life.
4. Resolve Whitemane Lion. When it enters, it and Dazzling Angel trigger.
5. Resolve the Whitemane Lion trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
6. Resolve the Dazzling Angel trigger, causing you to gain life.
7. Repeat.

This clever loop turns Whitemane Lion into a self-sustaining engine by leaning on cost reducers to eliminate its mana requirement entirely. With Helm of Awakening and the life-payment ability of Defiler of Faith both active, you can repeatedly cast the Lion for zero mana while Defiler of Faith simultaneously floods the board with 1/1 Soldier tokens. Each token arrival triggers Dazzling Angel to pad your life total, cushioning the cost of the Defiler's life-payment ability and keeping the entire chain going indefinitely.