Golgari Thug + Ashnod's Altar + Vein Ripper + Gwenom, Remorseless

Golgari Thug

Ashnod's Altar

Vein Ripper

Gwenom, Remorseless

How it works

1. Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Golgari Thug.
2. When Golgari Thug dies, it and Vein Ripper trigger.
3. Resolve the Golgari Thug trigger, putting it from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
4. Resolve the Vein Ripper trigger, causing you to gain 2 life and target opponent to lose 2 life.
5. Cast Golgari Thug from the top of your library by paying 2 life.
6. Repeat.

This clever loop exploits the synergy between graveyard recursion and life payment to turn a single creature into an infinite engine. By feeding Golgari Thug to Ashnod's Altar, you generate the colorless mana needed to sustain the loop while triggering Vein Ripper to drain your opponent's life total down to zero. The secret glue of the operation is Gwenom, Remorseless, whose passive ability lets you cast Golgari Thug directly from the top of your library for a mere 2 life instead of its normal mana cost—a cost easily offset by the lifegain provided by Vein Ripper.