Rakdos, the Muscle + Priest of Gix + Haunted Crossroads + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin + Bartolomé del Presidio

Rakdos, the Muscle

Priest of Gix

Haunted Crossroads

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

Bartolomé del Presidio

How it works

1. Activate Bartolomé del Presidio 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 Bartolomé del Presidio ability from step 1, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
6. Cast Priest of Gix from exile by paying at most 2.
7. When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding .
8. Repeat.

This insidious engine turns a simple loop of life and death into an absolute windfall of mana and card advantage, fueled entirely by the mana-positive rituals of Priest of Gix. Bartolomé del Presidio acts as the sacrificial outlet, growing larger with every iteration by harvesting the priest and placing a +1/+1 counter on itself. That growing presence is crucial because Hamza, Guardian of Arashin passively slashes the cost of creature spells based on your +1/+1 counters, allowing you to continually recast the priest from exile using the mana it generates. Meanwhile, Rakdos, the Muscle capitalizes on every single sacrifice to exile your library card by card, giving you free rein to play those spells while simultaneously granting itself indestructible if you ever need protection. Haunted Crossroads ties the loop together as an instant-speed safety valve, plucking the priest right back to the top of your library in response to Rakdos so you never run out of fodder.