Murderous Redcap + Gev, Scaled Scorch

Murderous Redcap

Gev, Scaled Scorch

How it works

1. Cast Murderous Redcap by paying 2B/RB/R.
2. Murderous Redcap enters, triggering itself, dealing damage to itself equal to its power.
3. Murderous Redcap dies, triggering its persist ability, returning it to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter and at least one +1/+1 counter from Gev.
4. The -1/-1 counter and a +1/+1 counter are both removed as a state-based action.
5. Repeat from step 2.

This clever loop relies on the constant rebirth of Murderous Redcap, whose persist ability would normally be a one-time trick before running out of steam. However, with Gev, Scaled Scorch on the field, any prior loss of life ensures that Murderous Redcap enters the battlefield with an offsetting +1/+1 counter. As a state-based action, this newly arrived +1/+1 counter instantly annihilates the -1/+1 counter left behind by persist, effectively wiping the slate clean. This miraculous neutralization allows Murderous Redcap to keep dying and returning indefinitely, generating an endless cascade of enters-the-battlefield, leaves-the-battlefield, and death triggers.