Golgari Thug + Thermopod + Dross Harvester + Bolas's Citadel

Golgari Thug

Thermopod

Dross Harvester

Bolas's Citadel

How it works

1. Activate Thermopod by sacrificing Golgari Thug.
2. When Golgari Thug dies, it and Dross Harvester trigger.
3. Resolve the Golgari Thug trigger, putting it from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
4. Resolve the Dross Harvester trigger, causing you to gain 2 life.
5. Cast Golgari Thug from the top of your library by paying 2 life.
6. Repeat.

This clever engine loops Golgari Thug endlessly by leveraging Bolas's Citadel to cast it straight from the top of your library for life instead of mana. Thermopod is the essential sacrifice outlet that turns each iteration into a steady supply of red mana while sending the Thug back to the graveyard to trigger its dredge-friendly top-deck rescue. Meanwhile, Dross Harvester steps in to pad your life total whenever a creature dies, offsetting the life you pay to the Citadel and keeping the loop sustainably churning.