Sensei's Divining Top + Skyswimmer Koi + Ballad of the Black Flag

Sensei's Divining Top

Skyswimmer Koi

Ballad of the Black Flag

How it works

1. Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying 0 due to Ballad of the Black Flag.
2. When Sensei's Divining Top enters, Skyswimmer Koi triggers.
3. Holding priority, activate Sensei's Divining Top by tapping it, causing you to draw a card and put Sensei's Divining Top on top of your library.
4. Resolve the Skyswimmer Koi trigger, causing you to draw Sensei's Divining Top from your library, and then discard a card other than Sensei's Divining Top.
5. Repeat

This ingenious engine transforms a humble artifact into an endless looping machine by leveraging Ballad of the Black Flag's fourth chapter, which makes your historic spells cost {2} less so Sensei's Divining Top can be cast for free. As you repeatedly redeploy the artifact, Skyswimmer Koi watches each entry and triggers its loot ability, letting you draw a card. Before that draw resolves, you tap Sensei's Divining Top to draw a card and place itself back on top of your library, ensuring the Koi's triggered ability simply draws the Top right back out of your library. Through this seamless dance of tapping and casting, you churn through your deck with infinite draw triggers, infinite looting, and a massive storm count.