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Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim + Daru Spiritualist + Nomads en-Kor

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Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
Daru Spiritualist
Daru Spiritualist
Nomads en-Kor
Nomads en-Kor
Infinite lifegain

How it works

  1. Activate Nomads en-Kor's first ability by paying 0, targeting Daru Spiritualist.
  2. Daru Spiritualist triggers, causing itself to get +0/+2 until end of turn.
  3. Resolve the Nomads en-Kor ability, causing the next one damage dealt to Nomads en-Kor this turn to be dealt to Daru Spiritualist instead.
  4. Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
  5. Activate Ayli's first ability by paying 1 and sacrificing Daru Spiritualist, causing you to gain life equal to Daru Spiritualist's toughness.

This clever loop relies on Daru Spiritualist and Nomads en-Kor to rapidly scale a creature's toughness to astronomical heights for zero mana, since the Nomads' targeting ability can be activated repeatedly to trigger the Spiritualist's toughness buff infinitely. Once your Cleric's toughness is pushed to an arbitrarily large number, you can cash it in with Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, sacrificing the massive Daru Spiritualist to her first ability to reap an overwhelming amount of life.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
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