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Toph, the First Metalbender + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Bartolomé del Presidio + Izzet Boilerworks

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Toph, the First Metalbender
Toph, the First Metalbender
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Bartolomé del Presidio
Bartolomé del Presidio
Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Boilerworks
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite storm countInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTB

How it works

  1. Cast the artifact by paying 0.
  2. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher triggers, earthbending Izzet Boilerworks.
  3. Resolve the artifact spell.
  4. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Izzet Boilerworks.
  5. When Izzet Boilerworks dies, Toph, Hardheaded Teach triggers, returning Izzet Boilerworks from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. When Izzet Boilerworks 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 Bartolomé del Presidio ability
  8. Repeat.

This fascinating loop turns your cheap artifacts into a self-sustaining engine by layering static land types with aggressive sacrifice. With Toph, the First Metalbender transforming your nontoken artifacts into lands, casting them becomes a way to bounce and replay your lands while generating an endless storm of triggers. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher provides the initial earthbending to turn Izzet Boilerworks into a creature, which Bartolomé del Presidio can then sacrifice. Because Izzet Boilerworks is a land that returns to the battlefield when it dies or is exiled due to the earthbend effect, its own entry trigger bounces the original artifact back to your hand to start the cycle anew.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyModernOathbreakerVintage
1 decks$3.28