Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant + Ghostly Flicker + Venser, Shaper Savant + Earthcraft + Arcane Melee

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

Ghostly Flicker

Venser, Shaper Savant

Earthcraft

Arcane Melee

How it works

1. Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
2. Activate Earthcraft by tapping Venser, untapping the Island.
3. Activate a basic Island by tapping it, adding .
4. Activate Earthcraft by tapping Jin-Gitaxias, untapping the Island.
5. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying , targeting any two applicable targets.
6. Jin-Gitaxias' first ability triggers, copying Ghostly Flicker, with the copy targeting Venser and Jin-Gitaxias.
7. Resolve the copy of Ghostly Flicker, blinking Jin-Gitaxias and Venser.
8. When Venser enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning the original Ghostly Flicker to your hand from the stack.
9. Repeat.

This brilliant loop turns a humble Ghostly Flicker into an unstoppable engine by leveraging Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant to double your spells while its first-turn restriction is perpetually bypassed through clever blinking. Because Arcane Melee reduces the cost of your instant spells and Earthcraft lets you convert your creatures into fresh mana from your basic lands, you can easily sustain the casting costs of the loop. Whenever the copied Ghostly Flicker resolves, it blinks both Jin-Gitaxias and Venser, Shaper Savant, allowing Venser's entry trigger to bounce the original Ghostly Flicker right back to your hand so you can cast it all over again.