Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Scurry Oak + Proper Burial

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Scurry Oak

Proper Burial

How it works

1. Cast Yawgmoth by paying 2.
2. When Yawgmoth enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers.
3. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature.
4. When the creature dies, Proper Burial triggers, causing you to gain at least 1 life.
5. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card.
6. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it, triggering Scurry Oak's second ability.
7. Holding priority, activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing a creature.
8. When the creature dies, Proper Burial triggers, causing you to gain at least 1 life.
9. Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Scurry Oak and causing you to draw a card.
10. Resolve the Scurry Oak trigger, creating a 1/1 Squirrel creature token.
11. When the Squirrel enters the battlefield, Scurry Oak's evolve ability triggers.
12. Repeat from step 6.

This delightful loop relies on the constant counter-balancing between Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and Scurry Oak, where Yawgmoth's sacrifice-and-draw engine is fueled by tokens and protected by life sustainability. Whenever a creature meets its end under Yawgmoth's scalpel, Proper Burial quietly steps in to offset the life payment by converting the fallen creature's toughness directly into lifegain. Meanwhile, Scurry Oak acts as our engine's heartbeat: its evolve trigger and +1/+1 counter clause constantly alternate between growing larger and spawning brand-new 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens to be fed right back into the Physician's altar.