Long Feng, Grand Secretariat + Thermopod

Long Feng, Grand Secretariat

Thermopod

How it works

1. Activate Thermopod by sacrificing a persist creature that doesn't have a -1/-1 counter on it.
2. When the creature dies, its persist ability and Long Feng trigger.
3. Resolve the Long Feng trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on the other persist creature.
4. Resolve the persist trigger, returning the creature from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
5. Repeat.

This clever engine thrives on the endless recycling of a persist creature, converting its repeated demise into a bounty of red mana through Thermopod. As each creature falls into the graveyard, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat steps in to capitalize on the transition, placing +1/+1 counters that neatly neutralize the incoming -1/-1 counters from persist. Because Thermopod also acts as the sacrifice outlet to fuel the loop, the entire sequence becomes self-sustaining and endlessly repeatable.