Defiler of Faith + Daxos, Blessed by the Sun + Helm of Awakening + Whitemane Lion

Defiler of Faith

Daxos, Blessed by the Sun

Helm of Awakening

Whitemane Lion

How it works

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

This clever loop hinges on the cost-reducing synergy between Helm of Awakening and Defiler of Faith, which together drop Whitemane Lion's mana value down to a mere 2 life and zero mana to cast. As you repeatedly cast and bounce the cat, Defiler of Faith rewards each entry by spawning a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. Meanwhile, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun watches the battlefield with its toughness scaling from your white devotion, steadily rewarding you with a torrent of life whenever your tokens and lions enter or leave.