Lotus Ring + Puresteel Paladin + Daxos the Returned + Tannuk, Steadfast Second

Lotus Ring

Puresteel Paladin

Daxos the Returned

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

How it works

1. Activate Daxos the Returned by paying 1, creating a */* Spirit creature token.
2. Activate Lotus Ring's equip ability by paying 0 due to Puresteel Paladin, attaching it to the Spirit.
3. Activate the Spirit by tapping and sacrificing it, adding or .
4. Repeat.

This clever loop puts Daxos the Returned to work as a mana-positive engine by weaponizing the tokens he creates. With Puresteel Paladin's metalcraft ability online, you can bypass Lotus Ring's equip cost entirely, allowing it to instantly snap onto the newly spawned Spirit token. Thanks to Tannuk, Steadfast Second granting your board haste, that Spirit doesn't have to wait around—it can immediately tap and sacrifice itself to Lotus Ring for a clean three-mana return. Because Daxos's ability only costs three mana to activate, reinvesting those funds lets you churn out an endless cycle of creature sacrifices, entering-the-battlefield triggers, and leaving-the-battlefield triggers.