Emeria Shepherd + Aftermath Analyst + Zuran Orb + Tiller Engine

Emeria Shepherd

Aftermath Analyst

Zuran Orb

Tiller Engine

How it works

1. Activate any number of lands by tapping them, adding at least 3.
2. Activate Zuran Orb by sacrificing a land.
3. Repeat step 2 until you control no lands.
4. Activate Aftermath Analyst by paying 3 and sacrificing it, returning all lands from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
5. When the lands enter, Emeria Shepherd and Tiller Engine trigger that many times.
6. Resolve all Tiller Engine triggers, untapping each land that entered.
7. Resolve an Emeria Shepherd trigger that was triggered by a Plains, returning Aftermath Analyst from your graveyard to the battlefield.
8. Resolve all other Emeria Shepherd triggers, returning any number of nonland permanents from your graveyard to either your hand or the battlefield.
9. Repeat.

This intricate loop transforms a graveyard full of resources into an unstoppable engine by leveraging the incredible synergy between mass land recursion and landfall payoffs. You start by using Zuran Orb to feed your lands into the graveyard, fueling the activation cost for Aftermath Analyst to bring them all rushing back tapped. This is where Tiller Engine shines as the crucial linchpin, immediately untapping those newly entered lands so they remain fully usable. Meanwhile, Emeria Shepherd capitalizes on these repeated landfall triggers—specifically when a Plains is involved—to effortlessly pluck Aftermath Analyst and any other nonland permanents right back out of your graveyard and straight onto the battlefield.