Vizier of Remedies + Umbral Collar Zealot + Glen Elendra Archmage

Vizier of Remedies

Umbral Collar Zealot

Glen Elendra Archmage

How it works

1. Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Glen Elendra Archmage.
2. When Glen Elendra Archmage dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to Vizier of Remedies.
3. Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability
4. Repeat.

This clever engine turns Glen Elendra Archmage into an infinite counter-spell loop by completely sidestepping its usual limitation. While Umbral Collar Zealot provides the sacrificial outlet to trigger the Archmage's demise—fueling your board with endless death triggers and surveil depth—Vizier of Remedies works quietly in the background as a crucial enabler. Because the Vizier reduces incoming -1/-1 counters by one, the returning Glen Elendra Archmage comes back completely clean of counters every single time it uses its persist ability, letting you repeat the cycle indefinitely.