Defiler of Faith + Answered Prayers + Whitemane Lion + Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

Defiler of Faith

Answered Prayers

Whitemane Lion

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

How it works

1. Cast Whitemane Lion by paying 0 and 2 life due to Defiler of Faith and Grand Arbiter Augustin IV.
2. Defiler of Faith triggers, creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
3. When the Soldier enters, Answered Prayers triggers, causing you to gain life.
4. Resolve Whitemane Lion. When it enters, it and Answered Prayers trigger.
5. Resolve the Whitemane Lion trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
6. Resolve the Answered Prayers trigger, causing you to gain life.
7. Repeat.

This loop turns Whitemane Lion into a self-sustaining engine by leveraging cost reduction and trigger-based lifegain. With Grand Arbiter Augustin IV shaving off generic mana and Defiler of Faith letting you trade life for white mana, you can cast the Lion for free while the latter card floods the board with 1/1 Soldier tokens. Every time those tokens enter, Answered Prayers triggers to keep your life total healthy while temporarily animating itself into a 3/3 Angel. Finally, the Lion's own entry trigger bounces itself right back to your hand, ready to be recast endlessly for infinite storm count, creature triggers, and lifegain.