Olivia, Mobilized for War + Altar of Dementia + Dragon Appeasement

Olivia, Mobilized for War

Altar of Dementia

Dragon Appeasement

How it works

1. Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the persist creature.
2. When the persist creature dies, it and Dragon Appeasement trigger.
3. Resolve the Dragon Appeasement trigger, causing you to draw a card.
4. Resolve the persist creature's trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
5. When the persist creature enters the battlefield, Olivia triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on the persist creature and causing you to discard a card.
6. Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
7. Repeat.

This clever loop harnesses a creature with persist to create an endless cycle of sacrifice and rebirth, turning the milling power of Altar of Dementia into a bottomless engine. Each time your creature returns from the graveyard, Olivia, Mobilized for War steps in with a crucial +1/+1 counter to instantly cancel out the dreaded -1/-1 counter, resetting the creature so it can persist once again. Meanwhile, Dragon Appeasement happily overlooks your skipped draw step to reward every single sacrifice with a fresh card, letting you churn through your library while you mill your opponents to nothingness.