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Oloro, Ageless Ascetic + Nadir Kraken + Ashnod's Altar + Suture Priest

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Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Nadir Kraken
Nadir Kraken
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Suture Priest
Suture Priest
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Draw a card.
  2. Nadir Kraken triggers, causing you to pay 1 to put a +1/+1 counter on it and create a 1/1 Tentacle creature token.
  3. When the Tentacle enters the battlefield, Suture Priest's first ability triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
  4. Oloro's second ability triggers.
  5. Holding prioirty, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the Tentacle, adding CC.
  6. Resolve the Oloro trigger, causing you to pay 1 to draw a card and cause each opponent to lose 1 life.
  7. Repeat.

This clever loop transforms simple life gain into a self-sustaining engine of card draw and creature generation, beginning naturally with Oloro, Ageless Ascetic's passive upkeep life gain. Whenever you draw a card, Nadir Kraken feeds on the momentum by letting you invest a single mana to grow larger and spawn a Tentacle token. The arrival of that token prompts Suture Priest to reward you with more life, which in turn coaxes Oloro, Ageless Ascetic into letting you pay a mana to draw yet another card and drain your opponents. Finally, Ashnod's Altar provides the crucial sacrifice outlet to convert your Tentacle token back into the colorless mana needed to fuel the cycle continuously.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
7 decks$33.73