Defiler of Faith + Oketra's Monument + Whitemane Lion + Dazzling Angel

Defiler of Faith

Oketra's Monument

Whitemane Lion

Dazzling Angel

How it works

1. Cast Whitemane Lion by paying 0 and 2 life due to Defiler of Faith and Oketra's Monument.
2. Defiler of Faith and Oketra's Monument trigger.
3. Resolve the Defiler of Faith trigger, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
4. When the Soldier enters, Dazzling Angel triggers, causing you to gain life.
5. Resolve the Oketra's Monument trigger, creating a 1/1 Warrior creature token.
6. When the Warrior enters, Dazzling Angel triggers, causing you to gain life.
7. Resolve Whitemane Lion. When it enters, it and Dazzling Angel trigger.
8. Resolve the Whitemane Lion trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
9. Resolve the Dazzling Angel trigger, causing you to gain life.
10. Repeat.

This clever loop turns Whitemane Lion into a self-returning engine by using cost reducers to drive its mana price down to zero. With both Defiler of Faith and Oketra's Monument in play, casting the Lion becomes completely free if you pay 2 life for the Defiler's alternative cost. Every time the Lion enters the battlefield, its own ability forces you to bounce it right back to your hand, while Dazzling Angel happily rewards all the resulting commotion by generating an endless stream of life. Meanwhile, the triggers from Defiler of Faith and Oketra's Monument flood the board with an infinite army of Soldier and Warrior token companions.