Pirate Ship + Thornbite Staff + Dismiss into Dream

Pirate Ship

Thornbite Staff

Dismiss into Dream

How it works

1. Activate Pirate Ship by tapping it, targeting any creature an opponent controls.
2. The creature's ability triggers, causing its controller to sacrifice it.
3. When the creature dies, Pirate Ship triggers, untapping Pirate Ship.
4. Repeat.
5. You may repeat this loop whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.
6. Give Pirate Ship deathtouch, if needed.
7. Activate Pirate Ship by tapping it, dealing 1 damage to any creature an opponent controls, and destroying it due to Pirate Ship's deathtouch.
8. When the creature dies, Pirate Ship triggers, untapping Pirate Ship.
9. Repeat from step 2.
10. If the effect giving Pirate Ship deathtouch is a static effect, you may repeat this whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control.

This clever control loop turns our nautical favorite into an absolute terror by weaponizing the passive rules text of Dismiss into Dream; whenever Pirate Ship pings an opponent's creature, that targeted minion immediately meets its doom and is sacrificed. To keep the cannons firing endlessly, Thornbite Staff is equipped to the Pirate Ship, granting it a vital untap trigger every single time a creature dies. Because the Staff untaps the creature on each death, you can continuously tap the Pirate Ship to target and wipe out every creature your opponents control as fast as they enter the battlefield!