Earthcraft + Freed from the Real + Shuttle Ace

Earthcraft

Freed from the Real

Shuttle Ace

How it works

1. Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
2. Activate Earthcraft by tapping Shuttle Ace.
3. Shuttle Ace triggers, causing you to gain 2 life
4. Resolve the Earthcraft ability, untapping a basic Island.
5. Activate Freed from the Real by paying , untapping Shuttle Ace
6. Repeat.

This elegant loop turns a modest pilot into an engine for infinite life by creatively bypassing the usual restrictions of tapping creatures. By enchanting Shuttle Ace with Freed from the Real, you gain a built-in method to untap the Ace for a single blue mana, which is easily funded by tapping an Island. Earthcraft steps in to bridge the gap, allowing you to tap Shuttle Ace to untap that very same Island instead of attacking, which gracefully triggers the Ace's second ability to continuously pad your life total.