Shambling Ghast + Zul Ashur, Lich Lord + Thornbite Staff + Phantom Train

Shambling Ghast

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Thornbite Staff

Phantom Train

How it works

1. Activate Zul Ashur by tapping it, targeting Shambling Ghast.
2. Cast Shambling Ghast from your graveyard by paying .
3. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Shambling Ghast.
4. When Shambing Ghast dies, it and Zul Ashur trigger.
5. Resolve the Shambling Ghast trigger, creating a Treasure token.
6. Resolve the Zul Ashur trigger, untapping it.
7. Resolve the Phantom Train ability.
8. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
9. Repeat.

This looping engine turns a humble sacrifice into a self-sustaining cycle by leveraging Zul Ashur, Lich Lord to continuously pull Shambling Ghast right back out of the graveyard. Phantom Train acts as the sacrifice outlet that lets you bin the Ghast on demand while simultaneously growing larger with every iteration by converting those sacrifices into +1/+1 counters. Meanwhile, Thornbite Staff sits on the sidelines providing a passive untap trigger whenever a creature dies—though in this particular line, Zul Ashur's own tap ability does the heavy lifting, the loop seamlessly generates an endless stream of death, sacrifice, and entry triggers to overwhelm your opponents.