Meloku the Clouded Mirror + Minn, Wily Illusionist + Woe Strider

Meloku the Clouded Mirror

Minn, Wily Illusionist

Woe Strider

How it works

1. Activate the land by tapping it, adding at least 1.
2. Activate Meloku by paying 1 and returning a land you control to your hand, creating a 1/1 Illusion creature token.
3. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the Illusion token.
4. When the Illusion dies, Minn's second ability triggers, putting a land from your hand onto the battlefield.
5. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
6. Repeat.

This clever loop transforms simple illusion-crafting into an infinite engine by leveraging a clever mechanical synergy between your permanents. Meloku the Clouded Mirror provides the initial tokens while conveniently returning your lands to your hand to pay its activation cost. Those tokens are then fed directly into Woe Strider, whose sacrifice outlet not only triggers the death-based benefits you need but also smooths your draws with its scry ability. The true engine that makes the loop self-sustaining is Minn, Wily Illusionist: whenever your sacrificed token dies, Minn's second ability uses that creature's power to cheat the land you just returned straight back onto the battlefield, setting you up to replay it and repeat the entire sequence indefinitely for endless landfall and death triggers.