Daru Spiritualist + Spirit en-Kor + Worthy Cause

Daru Spiritualist

Spirit en-Kor

Worthy Cause

How it works

1. Activate Spirit en-Kor's first ability by paying 0, targeting Daru Spiritualist.
2. Daru Spiritualist triggers, causing itself to get +0/+2 until end of turn.
3. Resolve the Spirit en-Kor ability, causing the next one damage dealt to Spirit en-Kor this turn to be dealt to Daru Spiritualist instead.
4. Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
5. Cast Worthy Cause by paying and sacrificing Daru Spiritualist, causing you to gain life equal to Daru Spiritualist's toughness.

This elegant life-gaining engine relies on a clever loop between two unassuming creatures to inflate a single toughness stat to astronomical heights. By repeatedly targeting Daru Spiritualist with the zero-cost ability of Spirit en-Kor, you continuously trigger the Spiritualist's defensive buff without expending any mana or resources. Once its toughness is large enough to satisfy the most demanding of life totals, you cash in that massive investment by sacrificing the pump target to Worthy Cause, capitalizing on its buyback flexibility if you ever need to repeat the trick.