Defiler of Faith + The Wind Crystal + Ayara, First of Locthwain + Whitemane Lion

Defiler of Faith

The Wind Crystal

Ayara, First of Locthwain

Whitemane Lion

How it works

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

This clever loop turns the self-bouncing nature of Whitemane Lion into a perpetual motion machine fueled by cost-reducing magic. With both Defiler of Faith and The Wind Crystal working in tandem, you can cast the Lion for free while letting the Defiler's passive ability spit out a 1/1 white Soldier creature token every single time. As those tokens flood the board, Ayara, First of Locthwain capitalizes on each new arrival to drain your opponents of their life totals while padding your own life and letting you draw cards when needed. Because Whitemane Lion's enters-the-battlefield trigger simply bounces itself back to your hand, you are cleared to replay it immediately over and over again, sustaining an endless storm of creature entries, exits, and devastating life swings.