Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Scurry Oak + Impassioned Orator

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Scurry Oak

Impassioned Orator

How it works

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

This elegant looping mechanism turns a simple exchange of life into an unstoppable engine, fueled by Yawgmoth, Thran Physician's ability to sacrifice creatures and draw cards. Scurry Oak acts as the linchpin of the loop, alternately absorbing -1/-1 counters and generating new 1/1 Squirrel tokens whenever its +1/+1 counters trigger its token-creation ability. Meanwhile, Impassioned Orator quietly offsets the life payment required by Yawgmoth with a steady stream of lifegain, ensuring you can dig through your entire deck without running out of resources.