Marina Vendrell's Grimoire + Horizon Chimera

Marina Vendrell's Grimoire

Horizon Chimera

How it works

1. Cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire by paying 5.
2. When Marina Vendrell's Grimoire enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, causing you to draw five cards.
3. Horizon Chimera triggers five times.
4. Resolve the first Horizon Chimera trigger, causing you to gain 1 life.
5. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire's second ability triggers, causing you to draw a card.
6. Horizon Chimera triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
7. Repeat from step 5.

This brilliant loop turns a humble flash creature and a legendary tome into a self-sustaining engine. Once you cast Marina Vendrell's Grimoire and draw your initial cards, the presence of Horizon Chimera on the battlefield transforms every drawn card into a lifeline. Each card drawn triggers Horizon Chimera to gain you 1 life, which in turn causes Marina Vendrell's Grimoire to trigger and draw you another card. This creates a perpetual cycle of drawing and lifegain that fuels itself indefinitely, while Marina Vendrell's Grimoire conveniently ensures you cannot lose the game for having 0 or less life along the way.