Defiler of Faith + The Wind Crystal + Prosperous Innkeeper + Whitemane Lion

Defiler of Faith

The Wind Crystal

Prosperous Innkeeper

Whitemane Lion

How it works

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

This brilliant loop turns the simple cat-and-mouse trick of Whitemane Lion into a self-sustaining engine by removing its mana cost entirely; thanks to the cost-reducing auras of Defiler of Faith and The Wind Crystal, you can cast the Lion for free while the Defiler's life-payment ability and the Crystal's life-doubling static effect work hand in hand. Every time the Lion bounces itself back to your hand, it triggers a cascade of permanent creation and healing with the help of Prosperous Innkeeper, who rewards every incoming Soldier token and entering creature with doubled lifegain. You get an endless cycle of creature arrivals and departures that effortlessly floods the board with tokens while generating boundless life and storm count.