This loop is a masterclass in turning persist's built-in limitation into an infinite engine, fueled entirely by Glen Elendra Archmage and Goblin Bombardment working in tandem. When you sacrifice the Archmage to the Bombardment, it triggers persist to bring itself back with a -1/-1 counter, but Thran Vigil swoops in as it leaves the graveyard to place a +1/+1 counter on it instead. State-based actions then cause the +1/+1 and -1/+1 counters to annihilate each other, leaving the Archmage entirely clean and ready to repeat the process indefinitely for infinite damage and death triggers.