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Toph, the First Metalbender + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Ashnod's Altar + Izzet Boilerworks

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Toph, the First Metalbender
Toph, the First Metalbender
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite storm countInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTB

How it works

  1. Cast the artifact by paying 0.
  2. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher triggers, earthbending Izzet Boilerworks.
  3. Resolve the artifact spell.
  4. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Izzet Boilerworks.
  5. When Izzet Boilerworks dies, Toph, Hardheaded Teach triggers, returning Izzet Boilerworks from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. When Izzet Boilerworks enters, it triggers, returning the artifact cast in step 1 from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph, the First Metalbender.
  7. Repeat.

This intricate loop transforms Izzet Boilerworks into an immortal land-creature through the static magic of Toph, the First Metalbender, which turns your nontoken artifacts into lands. By casting a zero-mana artifact, you trigger Toph, Hardheaded Teacher to earthbend the Boilerworks into a creature ready to be fed to Ashnod's Altar for colorless mana. When the Boilerworks hits the graveyard, its earthbend safety net brings it right back to the battlefield tapped, triggering its own entry ability to bounce your original artifact back to hand. Because Toph makes that artifact a land, the Boilerworks' bounce requirement is satisfied, letting you replay the artifact to restart the cycle for infinite mana and triggers.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
2 decks$17.43