Arcbound Reclaimer + Showdown of the Skalds + Magus of the Future + Lion's Eye Diamond

Arcbound Reclaimer

Showdown of the Skalds

Magus of the Future

Lion's Eye Diamond

How it works

1. Cast Lion's Eye Diamond either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying 0
2. Showdown of the Skalds triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Arcbound Reclaimer.
3. Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by discarding your hand and sacrificing it.
4. Activate Arcbound Reclaimer by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
5. Repeat.

This ingenious loop transforms Showdown of the Skalds into an engine of continuous value by turning its chapter-triggered +1/+1 counters into the exact resource Arcbound Reclaimer needs to recycle fallen artifacts. With Magus of the Future granting you permission to play cards directly from the top of your library, you can instantly replay Lion's Eye Diamond the moment it returns to your library top. Sacrificing Lion's Eye Diamond provides the necessary mana while fueling the graveyard with the artifact target required for Arcbound Reclaimer's ability, creating an unbroken cycle that generates infinite colored mana and storm count.