Emiel the Blessed + Arcbound Shikari + Crystalline Crawler + Cathars' Crusade + Hardened Scales

Emiel the Blessed

Arcbound Shikari

Crystalline Crawler

Cathars' Crusade

Hardened Scales

How it works

1. Activate Emiel the Blessed by paying 3, blinking Arcbound Shikari.
2. When Arcbound Shikari enters the battlefield, it and Cathars' Crusade trigger.
3. Resolve the Arcbound Shikari trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on each other artifact creature you control.
4. Resolve the Cathars' Crusade trigger, putting two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
5. Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability three times by removing three +1/+1 counters from it, adding 3.
6. Repeat.

This intricate loop is entirely powered by the constant blinking of Arcbound Shikari via Emiel the Blessed's active ability, generating endless enters-the-battlefield triggers. Each flicker triggers Cathars' Crusade to distribute a cascade of growth across your board, while Hardened Scales quietly amplifies every single counter that gets placed. Meanwhile, Crystalline Crawler acts as both your mana battery—sacrificing its counters to pay for Emiel's activation—and a prime beneficiary of the escalating growth.