Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Freed from the Real + Embraal Gear-Smasher + Runed Stalactite

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Freed from the Real

Embraal Gear-Smasher

Runed Stalactite

How it works

1. Activate Embraal Gear-Smasher by tapping it and sacrificing another artifact, dealing 2 damage to each opponent.
2. Malcolm triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token for each opponent dealt damage by Embraal Gear-Smasher.
3. Activate a Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
4. Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying , untapping Embraal Gear-Smasher.
5. Repeat.

This clever setup turns Embraal Gear-Smasher into a devastating artillery piece by transforming its sacrifice outlet into a self-sustaining loop. Thanks to Runed Stalactite, the Gear-Smasher is reclassified as every creature type, allowing Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator to recognize its damage to your opponents as Pirate damage and reward you with fresh Treasure tokens. You then sacrifice one of those newly minted Treasures to fuel Freed from the Real, untapping the Gear-Smasher so it can fire again.