Golgari Thug + Healer of the Pride + Bolas's Citadel + Bartolomé del Presidio

Golgari Thug

Healer of the Pride

Bolas's Citadel

Bartolomé del Presidio

How it works

1. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Golgari Thug.
2. When Golgari Thug dies, it triggers, putting it from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
3. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
4. Cast Golgari Thug from the top of your library by paying 2 life.
5. When Golgari Thug enters, Healer of the Pride triggers, causing you to gain 2 life.
6. Repeat.

This elegant loop uses Bolas's Citadel to cast Golgari Thug straight from the top of your library for a mere 2 life, circumventing traditional mana costs entirely. As you sacrifice the Thug to Bartolomé del Presidio, Golgari Thug's own triggered ability neatly replaces its trip to the graveyard by stacking itself right back onto the top of your library. Meanwhile, Healer of the Pride happily offsets the life payment by granting you 2 life with every single creature entry, turning this self-sustaining cycle into an engine of endless sacrifice and lifegain.