Sensei's Divining Top + Skyswimmer Koi + Valeria Richards, Precocious

Sensei's Divining Top

Skyswimmer Koi

Valeria Richards, Precocious

How it works

1. Cast Sensei's Divining Top by paying 0 due to Valeria Richards.
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 elegant setup turns a modest artifact into a self-sustaining engine by letting you loop it endlessly through your library and hand. With Valeria Richards, Precocious discounting the artifact so it can be recast for free, Skyswimmer Koi provides the crucial bridge to pull Sensei's Divining Top right back out of your library whenever you draw and replace it. By tapping Sensei's Divining Top in response to the Skyswimmer Koi trigger to draw a card and tuck the top onto your library, you ensure that the trigger immediately draws the artifact back into your hand, leaving you free to discard excess cards and repeat the cycle indefinitely.