Woe Strider + First Day of Class

Woe Strider

First Day of Class

How it works

1. Cast First Day of Class by paying 1.
2. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the persist creature.
3. When the persist creature dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
4. When the persist creature enters, First Day of Class triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature.
5. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
6. Repeat from step 2

This clever loop relies on a creature with the persist mechanic to perpetually cycle between the battlefield and the graveyard. Woe Strider acts as the sacrifice outlet and graveyard engine, letting you toss the dying creature while gaining infinite scry value along the way. Meanwhile, First Day of Class provides the crucial static-trigger effect that bolsters the returning creature with a +1/+1 counter upon entry, which immediately neutralizes the incoming -1/-1 counter from persist and allows the cycle to repeat indefinitely.