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Blade of the Bloodchief + Thopter Squadron + Phyrexian Altar

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Blade of the Bloodchief
Blade of the Bloodchief
Thopter Squadron
Thopter Squadron
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding 1.
  2. When the creature dies, Blade of the Bloodchief triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Thopter Squadron.
  3. Activate Thopter Squadron' first ability by paying 1 and removing a +1/+1 counter from it, creating a 1/1 Thopter artifact creature token.
  4. Repeat.

This charmingly mechanical loop turns Thopter Squadron's self-contained counters into a closed-circuit engine, using Phyrexian Altar to turn its spawned tokens right back into the mana needed to keep going. As you sacrifice those tokens, Blade of the Bloodchief steps in to replenish Thopter Squadron's counter supply with interest, ensuring the flying machine never runs out of fuel. Because the Altar converts each sacrificed token into the exact mana required to hatch a replacement, the whole assembly feeds into itself seamlessly for infinite deaths, entries, and sacrifices.

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