Emiel the Blessed + Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Plundering Pirate

Emiel the Blessed

Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Plundering Pirate

How it works

1. Activate Emiel the Blessed by paying 1, blinking Plundering Pirate.
2. When Plundering Pirate enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
3. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding 1.
4. Repeat.

This elegant loop relies on Zirda, the Dawnwaker's cost-reduction ability to turn Emiel the Blessed's blink activation into a bargain, dropping the cost to just one mana. By targeting Plundering Pirate with this discounted ability, you trigger the Pirate's enter-the-battlefield ability to generate a Treasure token each time it returns. Sacrificing that very same Treasure yields the exact mana needed to pay for Emiel the Blessed's next activation, creating a self-sustaining engine of perpetual motion.