Defiant Greatmaw + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phantom Train

BG identity

Commander legal

The 3 combo pieces

How to execute it

  1. Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Defiant Greatmaw.
  2. When Defiant Greatmaw dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
  3. When Defiant Greatmaw enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers, putting two -1/-1 counters on it.
  4. Defiant Greatmaw's second ability triggers, removing a -1/-1 counter from another creature you control.
  5. Resolve the Phantom Train ability from step 1
  6. Repeat.

What the combo produces