Gatta and Luzzu + Walking Ballista + Loading Zone

Gatta and Luzzu

Walking Ballista

Loading Zone

How it works

1. Cast Gatta and Luzzu by paying 2.
2. When Gatta and Luzzu enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Walking Ballista.
3. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, targeting itself, but instead putting two +1/+1 counters on it due to Gatta and Luzzu and Loading Zone.
4. Activate Walking Ballista by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
5. Repeat from step 3.

This cunning interaction transforms Walking Ballista into an infinite damage and growth engine by weaponizing damage against itself. Because Gatta and Luzzu prevents any damage dealt to the chosen creature and replaces it with an equal number of +1/+1 counters, removing a counter to ping the Ballista doesn't harm it—it triggers a growth event instead. That's where Loading Zone shines as the amplifier, doubling those replacement counters so that every activation nets a surplus (+1/+1 counter) rather than breaking even. The result is an explosive loop that infinitely grows your creatures and incinerates any target in your path.