Fain, the Broker + Thornbite Staff + Maskwood Nexus + Bishop of Wings

Fain, the Broker

Thornbite Staff

Maskwood Nexus

Bishop of Wings

How it works

1. Activate Fain's first ability by tapping it and sacrificing a creature.
2. When the creature dies, Bishop of Wings' second ability and Fain trigger.
3. Resolve the Bishop of Wings trigger, creating a 1/1 Spirit creature token.
4. When the Spirit enters the battlefield, Bishop of Wings' first ability triggers, causing you to gain 4 life.
5. Resolve the Fain trigger, untapping it.
6. Resolve the Fain ability from step 1, putting two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.
7. Repeat.

This ingenious loop transforms Fain, the Broker into a relentless engine of sacrifice and resurrection, fueled entirely by the passive presence of Bishop of Wings. Because Maskwood Nexus blankets your entire board in every creature type, every token generated—including the Spirits from the Bishop and the Inklings or Treasured artifacts Fain might churn out—counts as an Angel. This means every death and entry triggers Bishop of Wings to continuously pad your life total while supplying a fresh vessel for Fain to sacrifice. While Thornbite Staff sits in waiting as an alternative path for untapping, the core synergy of Maskwood Nexus and Bishop of Wings turns Fain's modest dark arts into a boundless cascade of life, death, and glowing counters.