Toph, the First Metalbender + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Golgari Rot Farm + Need for Speed

Toph, the First Metalbender

Toph, Hardheaded Teacher

Golgari Rot Farm

Need for Speed

How it works

1. Cast the artifact by paying 0.
2. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher triggers, earthbending Golgari Rot Farm.
3. Resolve the artifact spell.
4. Activate Need for Speed by sacrificing Golgari Rot Farm.
5. When Golgari Rot Farm dies, Toph, Hardheaded Teach triggers, returning Golgari Rot Farm from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
6. When Golgari Rot Farm enters, it triggers, returning the artifact cast in step 1 from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph, the First Metalbender.
7. Resolve the Need for Speed ability
8. Repeat.

This ingenious loop relies on Toph, the First Metalbender to fundamentally rewrite the rules of your board, turning all your nontoken artifacts into lands. With that foundational static ability in place, an artifact cast for zero mana becomes a land that can be constantly bounced and replayed. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher provides the earthbending engine to animate your lands and capitalize on your spellcasting, while Need for Speed gives you the outlet to sacrifice them at a moment's notice. Finally, Golgari Rot Farm anchors the entire engine by returning your recastable artifacts right back to your hand upon entering the battlefield, fueling an endless cycle of sacrifice and landfall triggers.