Emiel the Blessed + Arcbound Shikari + Crystalline Crawler + Cathars' Crusade + Branching Evolution

Emiel the Blessed

Arcbound Shikari

Crystalline Crawler

Cathars' Crusade

Branching Evolution

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 vibrant engine turns a simple blink loop into an explosive growth of counters and mana, anchored by Emiel the Blessed continually exiling and returning Arcbound Shikari to the battlefield. Every time the Shikari re-enters, it triggers Cathars' Crusade to pump your entire board while its own ability bolsters your artifact creatures. To keep the mana flowing, Crystalline Crawler sacrifices its own +1/+1 counters for fuel to pay Emiel's activation cost, creating a perpetual motion machine. Meanwhile, Branching Evolution sits quietly on the battlefield doubling every single counter placed on your creatures, turning a steady loop into an overwhelming avalanche of power.