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Cavalier of Night + Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress + Priest of Gix + Bartolomé del Presidio

W manaB mana
Cavalier of Night
Cavalier of Night
Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress
Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress (back)
Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress
Priest of Gix
Priest of Gix
Bartolomé del Presidio
Bartolomé del Presidio
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite black manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers

How it works

  1. Activate Dinosaur Headdress' equip ability by paying 2, attaching it to Priest of Gix and causing Priest of Gix to become a copy of Cavalier of Night.
  2. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Priest of Gix.
  3. When Priest of Gix dies, its second ability triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  4. When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding B manaB manaB mana.
  5. Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  6. Repeat.

This clever loop turns the unassuming **Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress** into an identity-shifting engine by having it copy the legendary **Cavalier of Night**. With that clone transformation active, sacrificing **Priest of Gix** to **Bartolomé del Presidio** triggers the copied death ability of **Cavalier of Night**, which pulls **Priest of Gix** right back out of the graveyard. Every time **Priest of Gix** re-enters, its entry trigger generates three black mana—more than enough to pay for the equip cost and fuel the sacrifice indefinitely while **Bartolomé del Presidio** grows infinitely large.

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