First Day of Class + Putrid Goblin + Viscera Seer

Mana needed: {1}{R}

BR identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

What must be in place

Putrid Goblin does not have a -1/-1 counter on it.

How to execute it

  1. Cast First Day of Class by paying {1}{R}, causing all creatures that enter the battlefield under your control this turn to get an additional +1/+1 counter put on it.
  2. Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Putrid Goblin.
  3. Putrid Goblin's persist ability triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
  4. Putrid Goblin enters the battlefield, triggering First Day of Class, putting a +1/+1 counter on Putrid Goblin.
  5. Resolve the Viscera Seer ability from step 2, causing you to scry 1.
  6. Repeat from step 2.

What the combo produces