Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Phyrexian Altar + Walking Archive

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

Phyrexian Altar

Walking Archive

How it works

1. Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Walking Archive.
2. When Walking Archive dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to its replacement effect.
3. Repeat.

This clever loop hinges on the duality of Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight, whose reverse face, Isilu, grants persist to your other nontoken creatures, allowing Walking Archive to bounce endlessly back from the graveyard upon death. By sacrificing Walking Archive to Phyrexian Altar, you generate a steady stream of colored mana while feeding endless death and sacrifice triggers. Because Walking Archive enters the battlefield anew each time without a -1/-1 counter, its persistence—and the loop itself—can be repeated indefinitely to fuel any victory you desire.