Persist reads: When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter. Because +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters cancel out, you can create a loop with: Any free sacrifice outlet Two Persist creatures You need two because Long Fengs trigger requires a target as it goes on the stack before the Persist creature returns
Double-faced cards, as well as other two-in-one technologies, are a tool
If you haven't noticed, monoblack can revolve a lot around using your own life as a resource, so I highly suggest playing cards such as Exquisite Blood and Gray Merchant of Asphodel to gain some of that resource back
3 | Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER Price: $40.24 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER has been a lot more competitively viable than anyone expected
(9/19/2025) If any abilities trigger on the creature entering the battlefield, those abilities resolve after you lose life
Sorcery Color tag templates(None) Look at Me, I'm the DCI Ban a card other than a basic land card for the rest of the match
