Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Otherworldly Escort + Woe Strider

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Otherworldly Escort

Woe Strider

How it works

1. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Otherworldly Escort.
2. When Otherworldly Escort dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Spirit Detective.
3. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
4. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Otherworldly Escort.
5. When Otherworldly Escort dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
6. Resolve the Woe Strider ability.
7. Repeat.

This elegant loop relies on Mikaeus, the Unhallowed granting its crucial undying ability to our non-Human creatures, turning the board into an engine of endless rebirth. When you sacrifice Otherworldly Escort to Woe Strider's sacrifice outlet, the Escort's own revival trigger changes its type, allowing it to return once; after that initial return, Mikaeus steps in to bring it back with a +1/+1 counter every subsequent time it hits the graveyard. Woe Strider happily facilitates this endless cycle of sacrifice while rewarding your graveyard recursion with infinite scry triggers.