Melira, Sylvok Outcast + River Kelpie + Bartolomé del Presidio

Melira, Sylvok Outcast

River Kelpie

Bartolomé del Presidio

How it works

1. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing River Kelpie.
2. When River Kelpie dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Melira.
3. When River Kelpie enters, it triggers, causing you to draw a card
4. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
5. Repeat.

This elegant loop centers on the synergy between Melira, Sylvok Outcast and River Kelpie, where Melira's static ability prevents -1/-1 counters from being placed on your creatures, allowing River Kelpie's persist ability to trigger infinitely every time it dies. To harvest this loop, Bartolomé del Presidio acts as the dedicated sacrifice outlet, consuming River Kelpie while growing larger with each iteration thanks to its own activated ability. As River Kelpie continuously dies and returns to the battlefield, its enter-the-battlefield trigger fires repeatedly to draw you your entire deck.