Lotus Ring + Puresteel Paladin + Marneus Calgar + Concordant Crossroads

Lotus Ring

Puresteel Paladin

Marneus Calgar

Concordant Crossroads

How it works

1. Activate Marneus Calgar by paying 6, creating two 2/2 Astartes Warrior creature tokens.
2. When the Astartes Warriors enter the battlefield, Marneus Calgar triggers, causing you to draw a card.
3. Activate Lotus Ring's equip ability by paying 0 due to Puresteel Paladin, attaching it to an Astartes Warrior.
4. Activate the Astartes Warrior with Lotus Ring attached by tapping and sacrificing it, adding 3.
5. Repeat from step 3 for the remaining Astartes Warrior.
6. Repeat from step 1.

This delightful engine turns Marneus Calgar into a one-man army, using his Chapter Master ability to continually churn out Astartes Warrior tokens while Concordant Crossroads ensures they hit the ground running with haste. With Puresteel Paladin on the board providing metalcraft, the heavy equip cost of Lotus Ring is completely nullified, allowing you to seamlessly strap the artifact to your freshly minted soldiers for free. Once equipped, those tokens can immediately tap and sacrifice themselves via Lotus Ring's ability to help fund the next activation of Marneus Calgar, all while Marneus Calgar's Master Tactician ability draws you a card off every single wave of tokens that enters the battlefield.