Mortuary + Skirk Prospector + Bolas's Citadel + Al Bhed Salvagers

Mortuary

Skirk Prospector

Bolas's Citadel

Al Bhed Salvagers

How it works

1. Activate Skirk Prospector by sacrificing it.
2. When Skirk Prospector dies, Mortuary and Al Bhed Salvagers trigger.
3. Resolve the Mortuary trigger, putting Skirk Prospector from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
4. Resolve the Al Bhed Salvagers trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
5. Cast Skirk Prospector from the top of your library by paying 1 life.
6. Repeat.

This ingenious loop transforms a humble Goblin into a self-sustaining engine of life drain and mana production. Skirk Prospector provides the initial sacrifice outlet to generate red mana, while Mortuary ensures that the sacrificed Goblin never truly leaves the library, placing it right back on top where Bolas's Citadel can cast it straight from the deck using life instead of mana. Meanwhile, Al Bhed Salvagers acts as the ultimate payoff, turning every iteration of this recycling process into a guaranteed drain of your opponent's life total while padding your own life pad to keep paying for the Citadel's cost.