Arcbound Reclaimer + Showdown of the Skalds + Tormod's Crypt + Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass

Arcbound Reclaimer

Showdown of the Skalds

Tormod's Crypt

Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass

How it works

1. Cast Tormod's Crypt either from your hand or from the top of your library by paying 0
2. Showdown of the Skalds triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Arcbound Reclaimer.
3. Activate Tormod's Crypt by tapping and sacrificing it.
4. Activate Arcbound Reclaimer by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, putting Tormod's Crypt from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
5. Repeat.

This clever loop turns the free-casting nature of Tormod's Crypt into a continuous engine powered by the top-deck manipulation of Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass. Because the Crypt is a historic spell, you can cast it directly from the top of your library while the Spyglass lets you track your progress. Once the spell is cast, Showdown of the Skalds triggers its chapters to replenish the +1/+1 counters that Arcbound Reclaimer needs to keep fishing the Crypt back out of the graveyard. By repeatedly sacrificing the Crypt and immediately placing it back on top of your library, Arcbound Reclaimer ensures you can cast it again and again to generate an endless stream of artifact triggers.