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Mairsil, the Pretender + Blood Vassal + Endling + Workhorse

U manaB manaR mana
Mairsil, the Pretender
Mairsil, the Pretender
Blood Vassal
Blood Vassal
Endling
Endling
Workhorse
Workhorse
Infinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite black manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB

How it works

  1. Activate Mairsil using Endling's third ability by paying B mana, giving Mairsil undying until end of turn.
  2. Activate Mairsil using Blood Vassal's ability by sacrificing it, adding B manaB mana.
  3. Mairsil dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  4. Activate Mairsil using Workhorse's ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding C.
  5. Repeat.

This ingenious loop turns Mairsil, the Pretender into a self-sustaining engine by absorbing the exiled abilities of three devoted minions. By utilizing the activated ability granted by Endling, Mairsil gives itself undying so it can safely perish and return to the battlefield whenever you sacrifice it to Blood Vassal's mana-generating ability. This cycle provides an influx of black mana while naturally fueling the undying return that places a +1/+1 counter back onto Mairsil. From there, the counter can be immediately spent using the activated ability borrowed from Workhorse to produce colorless mana, clearing the counter just in time to repeat the entire deadly process anew.

Legal in:CommanderLegacyOathbreakerVintage
3 decks$4.03