Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Master + Phantom Train

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight

Marionette Master

Phantom Train

How it works

1. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Marionette Master.
2. When Marionette Master dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
3. When Marionette Master enters, its fabricate ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
4. Resolve the Phantom Train ability.
5. Repeat.

This clever loop relies on Isilu, Carrier of Twilight's passive ability—the back face of Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight—to grant persist to your nontoken creatures, allowing Marionette Master to keep returning from the dead. Each time Marionette Master hits the graveyard, Phantom Train's sacrifice ability triggers its return, while its fabricate ability counters the resulting -1/-1 counter by placing a fresh +1/+1 counter back onto it. Because Marionette Master's power remains boosted and artifacts are constantly heading to the graveyard, every single iteration drains massive chunks of life from your opponent until they perish.