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Havi, the All-Father + Sakashima the Impostor + Umbral Collar Zealot

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Havi, the All-Father
Havi, the All-Father
Sakashima the Impostor
Sakashima the Impostor
Umbral Collar Zealot
Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveilReturn some creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield

How it works

  1. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Sakashima the Impostor.
  2. When Sakashima the Impostor dies, it and Havi trigger.
  3. Resolve the Havi trigger, returning Sakashima the Impostor from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Havi.
  4. Resolve the Sakashima the Impostor trigger, returning any legendary creature card with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
  5. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability
  6. Repeat.

This ingenious loop turns a graveyard into an engine by leveraging Havi, the All-Father's legendary resurrection trigger alongside a cloned copy of himself. Because Sakashima the Impostor enters as a copy of Havi while keeping its own legendary status and unique name, it triggers its own death ability and Havi's whenever you sacrifice it to Umbral Collar Zealot. This creates a closed recursion loop where Havi brings back the Sakashima-copy, which in turn perpetually plucks any other qualifying legendary creature from your graveyard while you filter your deck with Umbral Collar Zealot's surveil ability.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyModernOathbreakerVintage
1 decks$14.27