Emeria Shepherd + Aftermath Analyst + Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Need for Speed

Emeria Shepherd

Aftermath Analyst

Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

Need for Speed

How it works

1. Activate any number of lands by tapping them, adding at least 3.
2. Activate Need for Speed by sacrificing a land.
3. Repeat step 2 until you control no lands.
4. Activate Aftermath Analyst by paying 3 and sacrificing it, returning all lands from your graveyard to the battlefield untapped due to Archelos.
5. When the lands enter, Emeria Shepherd triggers that many times.
6. Resolve an Emeria Shepherd trigger that was triggered by a Plains, returning Aftermath Analyst from your graveyard to the battlefield.
7. Resolve all other Emeria Shepherd triggers, returning any number of nonland permanents from your graveyard to either your hand or the battlefield.
8. Repeat.

This clever loop relies on the brilliant manipulation of land entry states to recycle resources indefinitely. By utilizing Archelos, Lagoon Mystic in its untapped state, every land returned by Aftermath Analyst's activated ability enters the battlefield untapped rather than tapped. This massive wave of land drops triggers Emeria Shepherd numerous times, allowing you to use a Plains to instantly return the sacrificed Aftermath Analyst straight back to the battlefield. Meanwhile, Need for Speed lets you easily bin your lands to fuel the engine, ensuring all your other nonland permanents from the graveyard can be systematically returned alongside endless landfall triggers.