Together Forever + Ashnod's Altar + Stone Calendar + Walking Ballista

Together Forever

Ashnod's Altar

Stone Calendar

Walking Ballista

How it works

1. Cast Walking Ballista by paying 1, causing it to enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
2. Activate Together Forever by paying 1, targeting Walking Ballista.
3. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Walking Ballista, adding CC.
4. When Walking Ballista dies, Together Forever triggers, returning Walking Ballista from your graveyard to your hand.
5. Repeat.

This ingenious loop relies on a clever cost reduction provided by Stone Calendar, which shaves the generic mana off Walking Ballista so it can be recast repeatedly for just a single mana. Ashnod's Altar acts as your engine, funding both the recast and Together Forever's activation fee while converting your walking automaton into a steady stream of colorless mana. Meanwhile, Together Forever ensures your threat never stays in the graveyard for long, pulling it right back to your hand the moment it hits the altar's sacrificial blade.