Toph, the First Metalbender + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Altar of Dementia + Izzet Boilerworks

Toph, the First Metalbender

Toph, Hardheaded Teacher

Altar of Dementia

Izzet Boilerworks

How it works

1. Cast the artifact by paying 0.
2. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher triggers, earthbending Izzet Boilerworks.
3. Resolve the artifact spell.
4. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Izzet Boilerworks.
5. When Izzet Boilerworks dies, Toph, Hardheaded Teach triggers, returning Izzet Boilerworks from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
6. When Izzet Boilerworks enters, it triggers, returning the artifact cast in step 1 from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph, the First Metalbender.
7. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability
8. Repeat.

This clever loop transforms your battlefield into an engine of continuous recycling by letting your lands double as bounce-targets for your free artifacts. Toph, the First Metalbender does the crucial heavy lifting behind the scenes, turning your nontoken artifacts into lands so they can be picked up by Izzet Boilerworks whenever it enters the battlefield. Meanwhile, Toph, Hardheaded Teacher provides the initial earthbend needed to turn that same Izzet Boilerworks into a creature, making it a valid target to feed directly into Altar of Dementia. Once sacrificed to mill your opponents, the land's own built-in earthbend return trigger safely brings it right back to the field, ready to bounce your artifact back to hand and start the cycle anew.