Vizier of Remedies + Woe Strider + Lesser Masticore

Vizier of Remedies

Woe Strider

Lesser Masticore

How it works

1. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Lesser Masticore.
2. When Lesser Masticore 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 Woe Strider ability
4. Repeat.

This clever loop turns a modest mouse into an infinite engine by rewriting the rules of combat and decay. When you sacrifice Lesser Masticore to Woe Strider, its persist ability normally brings it back with a detrimental -1/-1 counter; however, Vizier of Remedies steps in as a replacement effect to absorb that counter entirely, leaving the Masticore pristine and ready to die again. Woe Strider keeps the cycle churning by granting the necessary sacrifice outlet while rewarding your endless loop with infinite scry triggers, leaving you free to dig through your entire deck at will.