Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Scholar of New Horizons + Bartolomé del Presidio

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight

Scholar of New Horizons

Bartolomé del Presidio

How it works

1. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Scholar of New Horizons.
2. When Scholar of New Horizons dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
3. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
4. Repeat.

This clever loop lets you feed an endless stream of sacrifices into Bartolomé del Presidio, turning every iteration into a permanent growth spurt and a cascade of death triggers. The engine hums smoothly thanks to Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight, whose back face grants persist to your other nontoken creatures, ensuring Scholar of New Horizons keeps coming back for more. Every time Scholar of New Horizons returns from the graveyard, it conveniently brings along its own +1/+1 counter, which completely neutralizes the incoming -1/-1 counter from its persist ability and sets the stage for the next sacrifice.