This clever loop relies on a subtle interaction with Blightbeetle, whose static ability prevents opponents' creatures from ever receiving +1/+1 counters—negating the usual drawback that keeps undying creatures from looping indefinitely. By using Zedruu the Greathearted to hand that Blightbeetle over to an opponent, your own recurring creature can safely hit the graveyard and return to the battlefield without a counter. Once the board is set, Ashnod's Altar acts as the engine, turning this endless cycle of life and death into an infinite supply of colorless mana.