Master Chef + Woe Strider

BG identity

Commander legal

The 2 combo pieces

What must be in place

The persist creature does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.
You control your commander.

How to execute it

  1. Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing the persist creature.
  2. When the persist creature dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield without a -1/-1 counter on it due to your commander's ability granted to it by Master Chef.
  3. Resolve the Woe Strider ability, causing you to scry 1.
  4. Repeat.

What the combo produces