Prerequisites
- Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield
- Trapjaw Kelpie on the battlefield
- Hardened Academic on the battlefield
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Trapjaw Kelpie
- When Trapjaw Kelpie dies, its persist ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it
- Hardened Academic triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Trapjaw Kelpie
- Repeat
Results
Required Cards 3

Phyrexian Altar
Artifact

Trapjaw Kelpie
Creature — Beast

Hardened Academic
Creature — Bird Cleric