Defiler of Faith + The Wind Crystal + Impassioned Orator + Whitemane Lion

Defiler of Faith

The Wind Crystal

Impassioned Orator

Whitemane Lion

How it works

1. Cast Whitemane Lion by paying 0 and 2 life due to Defiler of Faith and The Wind Crystal.
2. Defiler of Faith triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
3. When the Soldier enters, Impassioned Orator triggers, causing you to gain life.
4. Resolve Whitemane Lion. When it enters, it and Impassioned Orator trigger.
5. Resolve the Whitemane Lion trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
6. Resolve the Impassioned Orator trigger, causing you to gain life.
7. Repeat.

This clever loop turns a modest feline into a one-cat storm engine, fueled entirely by life payments and cascading triggers. By combining Defiler of Faith and The Wind Crystal, your white permanent spells have their costs completely erased, allowing you to cast Whitemane Lion for zero mana while merely paying life. Every time the Lion enters the battlefield, it bounces itself right back to your hand, while Defiler of Faith churns out a 1/1 Soldier creature token and Impassioned Orator rewards each new arrival with a life-boosting crescendo. The Wind Crystal even doubles that incoming life for good measure, ensuring you have plenty of life to spare as you repeat this sequence infinitely.