Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain + Words of Wind + Mana Vault + Gran-Gran
How it works
- Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding CCC
- Activate Words of Wind by paying 1.
- Cast an artifact by paying 0.
- Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning Mana Vault to your hand.
- Activate Words of Wind by paying 1.
- Cast Mana Vault by paying 0.
- Jhoira triggers, causing each player to return a permanent they control from the battlefield to their hand due to Words of Wind, with you returning the artifact cast in step 3 to your hand.
- Repeat.
This mesmerizing loop is orchestrated by Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, who turns every historic spell you cast into a card draw that fuels Words of Wind's replacement effect. By converting your intended draws into bounces, Words of Wind allows you to continuously pick up and replay your zero-mana artifacts—with Mana Vault serving as the engine providing the colorless mana needed to pay for Words of Wind's activation cost. Meanwhile, Gran-Gran joins the symphony by churning through your hand whenever it becomes tapped, while simultaneously offering a cost reduction on your noncreature spells if your graveyard holds enough Lessons. The result is a cascading storm of bounces that strips your opponents of every single permanent they control while endlessly re-triggering your own entering and leaving-the-battlefield effects.