Putrid Goblin + Sling-Gang Lieutenant + Juniper Order Ranger

Putrid Goblin

Sling-Gang Lieutenant

Juniper Order Ranger

How it works

1. Activate Sling-Gang Lieutenant by sacrificing Putrid Goblin
2. When Putrid Goblin dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3. When Putrid Goblin enters, Juniper Order Ranger triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Putrid Goblin and Juniper Order Ranger.
4. Resolve the Sling-Gang Lieutenant ability.
5. Repeat.

This clever loop turns a simple goblin squad into an infinite drain engine by turning the -1/-1 counter from Putrid Goblin's persist ability into fuel for positive growth. Every time you sacrifice Putrid Goblin to Sling-Gang Lieutenant, it immediately returns to the battlefield, where Juniper Order Ranger's static triggered ability steps in to place a +1/+1 counter on it; because +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters instantly annihilate each other as a state-based action, Putrid Goblin loses both counters and is primed to persist all over again. Meanwhile, Sling-Gang Lieutenant's sacrifice ability chips away at your opponents' life totals indefinitely, keeping you flush with life while the cycle repeats without end.