Rakdos, the Muscle + Priest of Gix + Haunted Crossroads + Helm of Awakening + Phantom Train

Rakdos, the Muscle

Priest of Gix

Haunted Crossroads

Helm of Awakening

Phantom Train

How it works

1. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Priest of Gix.
2. When Priest of Gix dies, Rakdos triggers.
3. Holding priority, activate Haunted Crossroads by paying , putting Priest of Gix from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
4. Resolve the Rakdos trigger, causing you to exile the top three cards of your library with the ability to play them until your next end step.
5. Resolve the Phantom Train ability from step 1.
6. Cast Priest of Gix from exile by paying 2.
7. When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding .
8. Repeat.

This loop turns the lifeblood of your graveyard into an endless engine of dark profit, utilizing Helm of Awakening to slice the casting cost of Priest of Gix down so that its entry mana fully refunds your casting efforts and fuels Haunted Crossroads. As you continuously feed the Priest to Phantom Train, the vehicle grows ever more monstrous with fresh +1/+1 counters while providing the necessary sacrifice outlet. Meanwhile, Rakdos, the Muscle watches over the slaughter, triggering off each death to exile your entire library card by card so you can unleash it against your opponents.