Xavier Sal, Infested Captain + Intruder Alarm + Retreat to Kazandu + Awaken the Woods

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain

Intruder Alarm

Retreat to Kazandu

Awaken the Woods

How it works

1. Activate Xavier Sal by tapping it and removing a counter from a permanent you control, creating a token copy of the Forest Dryad token.
2. When the Forest Dryad enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm and Retreat to Kazandu trigger.
3. Resolve the Retreat to Kazandu trigger, putting a counter on a creature you control.
4. Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
5. Repeat.

This brilliant loop turns a humble forest floor into an engine of endless growth, powered by the clever synergy between Xavier Sal, Infested Captain and Intruder Alarm. When you cast Awaken the Woods for a modest X, the resulting Forest Dryad tokens provide the raw material needed to start tapping and untapping in an endless chain. Xavier Sal, Infested Captain initiates the cycle by tapping to strip a counter and populate another Dryad, which immediately triggers Intruder Alarm to untap your board so you can repeat the process. Meanwhile, Retreat to Kazandu quietly ensures there is always a fresh counter available to pay Xavier Sal's cost whenever your stock runs low, fueling an infinite cascade of creature tokens and landfall triggers.