Niko, Light of Hope + Emiel the Blessed + A Realm Reborn + Earthcraft

Niko, Light of Hope

Emiel the Blessed

A Realm Reborn

Earthcraft

How it works

1. Activate Emiel by paying 3, blinking Niko.
2. When Niko enters, it triggers, creating two Shard tokens.
3. Activate the Shards by tapping them, adding 2.
4. Activate Earthcraft by tapping Niko, untapping a basic land.
5. Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding 1.
6. Repeat.

This clever loop hinges on the synergy between Niko, Light of Hope and Emiel the Blessed to continuously trigger creature entrance and exit events by blinking Niko over and over. Every time Niko enters the battlefield, you generate two Shard tokens that act as mana-producing artifacts thanks to A Realm Reborn, which grants all your other permanents the ability to tap for any color. Meanwhile, Earthcraft lets you tap Niko to untap a basic land, filtering your available resources and keeping the mana flowing to fund Emiel the Blessed's continuous exile ability. Together, this engine converts a modest investment of mana into an endless cascade of artifact and creature triggers.