Emeria Shepherd + Aftermath Analyst + Spelunking + Need for Speed

Emeria Shepherd

Aftermath Analyst

Spelunking

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 Spelunking.
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 intricate loop relies on **Spelunking** to ensure that your lands bypass their usual restrictions and enter the battlefield untapped, transforming the self-sacrificing **Aftermath Analyst** into a massive mana-and-land engine. Once you churn through your lands using **Need for Speed** to feed the graveyard, **Aftermath Analyst** brings them all rushing back at once. That sudden flood of landfalls triggers **Emeria Shepherd** repeatedly, allowing you to bypass the hand and drop **Aftermath Analyst** straight back onto the battlefield as a Plains enters, while harvesting every other nonland permanent you need along the way.