Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Dazzling Theater // Prop Room + Icewind Stalwart

Appa, Steadfast Guardian

Dazzling Theater // Prop Room

Icewind Stalwart

How it works

1. Cast Appa either from your hand or from the command zone by paying 2 plus commander tax, if applicable.
2. When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Icewind Stalwart with the ability to cast it later from exile.
3. Cast Icewind Stalwart from exile by paying 1 and tapping Appa.
4. Appa's second ability triggers, creating a 1/1 Ally creature token.
5. When Icewind Stalwart enters, it triggers, blinking Appa.
6. When Appa enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Icewind Stalwart with the ability to cast it later from exile.
7. Cast Icewind Stalwart from exile by paying 0 and tapping Appa and the Ally token.
8. Repeat from step 4.

This loop is an exquisite dance of recurrence, centered around Appa, Steadfast Guardian cycling in and out of exile with the help of Icewind Stalwart. Whenever Appa enters the battlefield, it banishes Icewind Stalwart to be recast later, while Icewind Stalwart's own arrival bounces Appa right back in response. To make this endless cycle cost-effective, Dazzling Theater // Prop Room steps in with its passive static ability, granting your creature spells convoke so you can tap your creatures to help pay for the discounted costs from exile. As you perpetually recast Icewind Stalwart, Appa's triggered ability rewards your cast from exile by continuously spitting out an army of 1/1 white Ally creature tokens.