Ravenous Intruder + Lesser Masticore + Mm'menon, Uthros Exile

Ravenous Intruder

Lesser Masticore

Mm'menon, Uthros Exile

How it works

1. Activate Ravenous Intruder 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, Mm'menon triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Lesser Masticore.
4. Resolve the Ravenous Intruder ability.
5. Repeat.

This loop turns the cycle of life and death into pure, unadulterated power by exploiting the interaction between creature counters and sacrifice. Ravenous Intruder acts as the engine, sending Lesser Masticore to the graveyard while growing larger with each iteration. When Lesser Masticore returns via persist with a -1/-1 counter, Mm'menon, Uthros Exile steps in: its triggered ability places a +1/+1 counter on the Masticore whenever an artifact enters, which immediately neutralizes the -1/-1 counter through state-based actions. This keeps the Masticore pristine and ready to be sacrificed again, letting you repeat the process indefinitely.