This elegant loop hinges on a mutually reinforcing cycle of life, death, and growth centered around Ghave, Guru of Spores. By enchanting Ghave with Sadistic Glee, every sacrifice feeds right back into the engine, replacing the removed counters and generating a surplus of resources. Ashnod's Altar provides the colorless mana needed to fund Ghave's ability while simultaneously acting as the sacrificial outlet that triggers Sadistic Glee. Together, these three pieces turn a modest investment of mana into an unstoppable engine of infinite sacrifices, triggers, and colorless mana.