Darien, King of Kjeldor + Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines + Aetherflux Reservoir + Platinum Angel + Soul Warden

Darien, King of Kjeldor

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Aetherflux Reservoir

Platinum Angel

Soul Warden

How it works

1. Activate Aetherflux Reservoir by paying 50 life, dealing 50 damage to yourself.
2. Darien triggers, creating fifty 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.
3. When the Soldiers enter the battlefield, Soul Warden triggers 100 times, causing you to gain 100 life.
4. Repeat.

This ingenious loop turns self-inflicted harm into an unstoppable engine, anchored safely by Platinum Angel to ensure you never actually lose the game from your own damage. When you activate Aetherflux Reservoir to blast yourself in the face for 50 damage, Darien, King of Kjeldor responds by summoning fifty loyal 1/1 Soldier tokens. Meanwhile, Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines doubles up Darien's trigger entirely, while Soul Warden translates the massive influx of arriving bodies into an overwhelming net gain of life. Because you gain far more life than you paid into the Aetherflux Reservoir, you can easily repeat the process to generate infinite creature tokens, enter-the-battlefield triggers, and lifegain.