Dross Scorpion + Detective's Satchel + Thermopod

Dross Scorpion

Detective's Satchel

Thermopod

How it works

1. Activate Detective's Satchel by tapping it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
2. Activate Thermopod by sacrificing the Thopter.
3. When the Thopter dies, Dross Scorpion triggers, untapping Detective's Satchel.
4. Repeat.

This clever loop turns your artifact production into a self-sustaining engine of red mana. By using Detective's Satchel to continuously spit out Thopters—enabled by its own passive artifact sacrifice condition—you feed creatures directly into Thermopod to generate red mana and fuel the loop. Every time one of those Thopter artifact creatures perishes, Dross Scorpion's triggered ability steps in to instantly untap Detective's Satchel, resetting the whole process so you can tap it for another token right away.