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Toph, the First Metalbender + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Selesnya Sanctuary + Need for Speed

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Toph, the First Metalbender
Toph, the First Metalbender
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Selesnya Sanctuary
Selesnya Sanctuary
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite storm countInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTB

How it works

  1. Cast the artifact by paying 0.
  2. Toph, Hardheaded Teacher triggers, earthbending Selesnya Sanctuary.
  3. Resolve the artifact spell.
  4. Activate Need for Speed by sacrificing Selesnya Sanctuary.
  5. When Selesnya Sanctuary dies, Toph, Hardheaded Teach triggers, returning Selesnya Sanctuary from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  6. When Selesnya Sanctuary enters, it triggers, returning the artifact cast in step 1 from the battlefield to your hand, as it's a land due to Toph, the First Metalbender.
  7. Resolve the Need for Speed ability
  8. Repeat.

This brilliant loop turns your mana-free artifacts into a self-sustaining engine by cleverly manipulating land types and sacrifice mechanics. With Toph, the First Metalbender turning your nontoken artifacts into lands, Selesnya Sanctuary can be sacrificed to Need for Speed to fuel its haste-granting ability. When that earthbent land dies, the earthbend trigger from Toph, Hardheaded Teacher saves it, returning Selesnya Sanctuary straight to the battlefield where its own entry trigger forces you to pick the artifact back up to your hand. Finally, recasting that artifact lets Toph, Hardheaded Teacher trigger all over again, resetting the entire cycle for an infinite storm count, death triggers, and landfall.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
16 decks$12.46