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Leonin Relic-Warder + Rescue Skiff + Bartolomé del Presidio

W manaB mana
Leonin Relic-Warder
Leonin Relic-Warder
Rescue Skiff
Rescue Skiff
Bartolomé del Presidio
Bartolomé del Presidio
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature

How it works

  1. Cast Leonin Relic-Warder by paying W manaW mana.
  2. When Leonin Relic-Warder enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Rescue Skiff.
  3. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Leonin Relic-Warder.
  4. When Leonin Relic-Warder dies, its second ability triggers, returning Rescue Skiff from exile to the battlefield.
  5. When Rescue Skiff enters, it triggers, returning Leonin Relic-Warder from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  6. When Leonin Relic-Warder enters, its first ability triggers, exiling Rescue Skiff.
  7. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability from step 3.
  8. Repeat from step 3.

This clever loop relies on a continuous cycle of resurrection and sacrifice, anchored by Bartolomé del Presidio to fuel the sacrifices while steadily growing larger with +1/+1 counters. When Leonin Relic-Warder enters the battlefield, its triggered ability exiles Rescue Skiff, which in turn sets up an infinite recursion engine because Rescue Skiff's own entry trigger automatically returns Leonin Relic-Warder straight back from the graveyard whenever the Skiff itself comes back from exile.

Legal in:BrawlCommandercompetitiveBrawlLegacyModernOathbreakerVintage
3 decks$0.75