Stalwart Successor + Viscera Seer + Lesser Masticore

Stalwart Successor

Viscera Seer

Lesser Masticore

How it works

1. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Lesser Masticore
2. When Lesser Masticore dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3. When Lesser Masticore enters, Stalwart Successor triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Lesser Masticore
4. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
5. Repeat.

This clever loop relies on the brilliant interaction between Lesser Masticore's persist ability and Stalwart Successor's counter-doubling trigger to perpetually cycle the rat through the graveyard. When Lesser Masticore returns to the battlefield with a -1/+1 neutralizing effect—wait, a -1/-1 counter—Stalwart Successor instantly steps in to place a +1/+1 counter on it as the first counter placed that turn, effectively canceling out the penalty and resetting the persist condition. This endless cycle of sacrifice and resurrection is fueled by Viscera Seer, which converts the recurring deaths into an infinite scry engine while continuously sifting through your library.