This loop relies on Agatha's Soul Cauldron to stitch together a deadly, self-sustaining engine by granting creatures with +1/+1 counters the activated abilities of any creature cards exiled within it. By exiling Triskelion, you gift those creatures the ability to remove a counter and deal 1 damage, which can target Pest Mascot itself. When Pest Mascot takes that damage—or rather, when its inherent properties and triggers are leveraged alongside the ping—you convert the damage into a life gain trigger that instantly replaces the spent counter, allowing you to repeat the cycle indefinitely for infinite damage and life.